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Model and Reason with Equations and Inequalities: Part Two — Test

Question 21 • Algebra II

Ted can clear a football field of debris in 3 hours. Jacob can clear the same field in 2 hours. When they work together, the situation can be modeled by the following equation, where t is the number of hours it would take to clear the field together. 1 third plus 1 half is equal to 1 over t How long will it take Ted and Jacob to clear the field together?

Answer
A
50 minutes
B
1 hour 12 minutes
C
2 hours 30 minutes
D
12 minutes
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