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Let = Jen's time in minutes to shelve a cart
= Pat's time in minutes to shelve a cart
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Jen's rate:
( 1 cart ) / ( t min )
Pat's rate:
( 1 cart ) / ( t - 14 min )
Working together:
( 1 cart ) / ( 24 min )
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Add their rates to get rate working together
Multiply both sides by
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Use quadratic formula
( this answer makes no sense, because it is faster than
their time working together- 24 min )
Working alone, Jen's time is 56 sec
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