Yumi picks up litter for 3 miles and takes two hours longer than juan, who picks up litter for 2 miles. if it took juan x hours, how long did it take yumi?
Yumi picks up litter for 3 miles and takes two hours longer than juan, who picks up litter for 2 miles. if it took juan x hours, his rate is 2/x So it took Yumi x+2 hours,her rate is 3/(x+2) Because both them have same rate 2/x=3/(x+2) 2(x+2)=3x x = 4 It takes Yumi 6 hours.