wo people are mowing a lawn. One person has a riding mower, the other a push mower. The person with the riding mower can cut the lawn in 4 hours, the other with the push takes 8 hours. How long does it take them, working together, to cut the lawn? The riding mower cutting rate is ___ per hour.  The riding mower cutting rate is ___ per hour.  The combined cutting rate is __ per hour.  It will take them __ hours to cut the lawn together.

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Two people are mowing a lawn. One person has a riding mower, the other a push mower. The person with the riding mower can cut the lawn in 4 hours, the other with the push takes 8 hours. How long does it take them, working together, to cut the lawn?

The riding mower cutting rate is ___ per hour. 

The riding mower cutting rate is ___ per hour. 

The combined cutting rate is __ per hour. 

It will take them __ hours to cut the lawn together.

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