Stan and Hilda can mow the lawn in 20 minutes if they work together. If Hilda works twice as fast as Stan, how long would it take Stan to mow the lawn alone?
3 answers
1 hour
stan speed = s lawns/min
Hilda speed = 2s lawns/min
(s + 2s) = total speed in lawns/min
so
(s + 2s) (20 min) = 1 lawn
60 s = 1
s = 1/60 lawns/min
or
60 min/lawn
Hilda speed = 2s lawns/min
(s + 2s) = total speed in lawns/min
so
(s + 2s) (20 min) = 1 lawn
60 s = 1
s = 1/60 lawns/min
or
60 min/lawn
Yes, an hour, 60 min