(2) Got to be careful here.....we want everything in hours....so
80min/ 60min = 4/3 hrs
So.....we have this equation
1/2 + 1 / (4/3) = 1/ Time for both to do the job
Note 1 /( 4/3) = 3/4
So we have
1/2 + 3/4 = 1 /Time for both to do the job
2/4 + 3/4 = 1 /Time for both to do the job
5/4 = 1 /Time for both to do the job
And using our "trick" from the previous problem we can write
4/5 = Time for both to do the job = 4/5 hours = .8hrs (.8 *60 = 48 min )
We can check this
Note that since it takes you 120 min to complete the job.... each minute you complete 1/120 of the job
And your friend completes (1/80) of the job in one minute
So.....
Time you work * (1/120) + time your friend works (1/80) =
48(1/120) + 48(1/80) =
48/120 + 48/180 = 1 (whole job done)