Working together, two people can cut a large lawn in 44 hr. One person can do the job alone in 1 hr less than the other. How long would it take the faster person to do the job?

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Carla Richard

29 August, 19:56

Working together, two people can cut a large lawn in 44 hr. One person can do the job alone in 1 hr less than the other. How long would it take the faster person to do the job?

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Adeline Combs · Answer 1

Turn the word problem to an algebraic one. OK, so two people in forty four hours means 44/2 and the one less than means - 1 so if you make each person a variable then guy one is x and guy two is y; therefor it's 44=, man i'm tired the answer is 23.