Answer:
Part A: The time it will take for both of them to painted equal number of feet is 4.875 minutes
The number of feet Benito will have painted when the two sides have equal length is 73.125 feet
Part B: It is not true that Tyler will finish painting his side of the fence before Benito finishes painting his
Part C: Time to rest is 1.864 minutes
Step-by-step explanation:
The given information are;
The length of fence Tyler already painted when Benito started = 19 ¹/₂ feet
Benito paints 15 feet/minute
Tyler paints 11 feet/minute
Length of fence = 150 feet
Part A:
The time it will take for both of them to painted equal number of feet is given as follows;
11×t + 19.5 = 15×t
4×t = 19.5
t = 19.5/4= 4.875 minutes
The time it will take for both of them to painted equal number of feet = 4.875 minutes
The length Benito will have painted when the two sides have equal length = 15 × 4.875 = 73.125 feet
Part B: The time it will take Tyler to finish painting his side of the fence is given as follows;
11 × t + 19.5 = 150
t = (150 - 19.5)/11 ≈ 11.864 minutes
While the time it will take Benito to finish painting his side of the fence is given as follows;
15 × t = 150
t = 150/15 ≈ 10 minutes
Therefore it is not true that Tyler will finish painting his side of the fence before Benito finishes painting his
Part C: Given that Benito finishes before Tyler, the length of time Benito gets to rest is given as follows;
Time to rest = Time Tyler takes to finish - Time Benito takes to finish
Time to rest = 11.864 - 10 = 1.864 minutes.
