Solve the Problem and Answer the Question

question 83

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem and answer the question.
-Glenn and Paula want to dig an irrigation channel for their garden. Together it takes them 1.6 hours to dig an appropriately sized irrigation channel. If Paula can dig the channel by herself in 2.7 hours, how long would it
Take Glenn to dig the channel by himself? (Round your answer to the nearest tenth of an hour, if necessary.)

• A) 4.3 hr
• B) 1.1 hr
• C) 3.9 hr
• D) 2.3 hr

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