Nylah can build a brick wall in 5 hours, while her apprentic…
Nylah can build a brick wall in 5 hours, while her apprentice can do the job in 6 hours. How long does it take for them to build a wall together? Respond to the question in the steps below: (a) How much of the job does Nylah complete in one hour? (b) How much of the job does her apprentice complete in one hour? (c) Suppose Nylah and her apprentice work together for t hours. Write and expression showing how much of the job will they complete in that time. (d) Write an equation that represents how long it will take them to complete the job. (e) Solve to find out how long it will take them to build a wall together. It will take them hours to build a wall together. (Express your answer as a fraction if necessary.)