red and barhey are carpenters who are building the same model desk. It takes Fred 8 hours tobuild the desk alone. It would take Barney only 6 hours to build that same desk. Workingtogether, how long will it take them to build ONE desk together?1st how much does Fred get done in 1 hour of the whole job?2nd how much does Barney get done in 1 hour of the whole job?3rd how do you represent how many hours they work together in Algebra?4th Write an equation that shows them working together for that many hours to complete ONE desk.5th Work, solve simplify, and label your answer.Suppose Barney works twice as fast as normal, now how long does it take them working together tofinish the desk?he

Fred can build the desk in 8 hours Barney can build the desk in 6 hours Let x be the time in hours…

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Chapter9: Quadratic Equations And Functions

Section9.5: Solve Applications Of Quadratic Equations

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