Professor J can grade an entire section of essays in 3 hours. His teaching assistant, M, can grade the same amount of essays in 5 hours. How long would it take them to grade the essays if they work together?
(15points) plz help!

The time it takes them to grade the essays if they work together is 1.857 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula for “Work” Problems that involve two persons is

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The time it takes them to grade the essays if they work together is 1.857 hours

d≈7.07in

step-by-step explanation:

x =±sqrt(1/3)

step-by-step explanation:

x+4/6x=1/x

multiply each side by 6x to get rid of the fractions

6x*(x+4/6x)=1/x*6x

distribute

6x^2 +4 = 6

subtract 4 from each side

6x^2 +4-4 = 6-4

6x^2 =2

divide by 6

6x^2/6 = 2/6

x^2 = 1/3

take the square root of each side

sqrt(x^2) = ±sqrt(1/3)

x =±sqrt(1/3)