Brett can plow out all the driveways on his street with his new four-wheel-drive truck in 6 hours. Using a snow blade on a lawn tractor, his neighbor can plow out the same number of driveways in 9 hours. How long would it take them to do the work together? hours (Type an integer or a decimal.)

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Brett can plow out all the driveways on his street with his new four-wheel-drive truck in 6 hours. Using a snow blade on a lawn tractor, his neighbor can plow out the same number of driveways in 9 hours. How long would it take them to do the
work together?
hours
(Type an integer or a decimal.)
Transcribed Image Text:Brett can plow out all the driveways on his street with his new four-wheel-drive truck in 6 hours. Using a snow blade on a lawn tractor, his neighbor can plow out the same number of driveways in 9 hours. How long would it take them to do the work together? hours (Type an integer or a decimal.)
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