Kam can make 72 cookies in 3 hours at his house, while Madison can make 120 cookies in 4 hours at her house. How long would it take for them to make a total of 200 cookies together
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Answer:The answer to your question is: 3.7 hoursStep-by-step explanation:Kam can make 72 cookies/ 3 hoursMadison can make 120 cookies/4 hoursTime to make 200 cookies together = ?First, calculate the number of cookies make per hourKam 72 ---------------- 3 x ---------------- 1 hour x = 72/3 = 24 cookies/hMadison 120 ------------- 4 hours x --------------- 1 hourx = 120 / 4 = 30 cookiesNow we write and equation where "t" will be time 24t + 30t = 200 and solve it 54t = 200 t = 200/54 t = 3.7 hours