Mia and her neighbor Lora use their garden hoses to fill the pool. Mia and lora can fill the pool in 16 hours, Lora fills the pool twice as fast as mia. How long would it take mia to fill the pool

Answer :

Answer:

x = 5 1/3 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x = number of hours Mia fills the pool

y = number of hours Lora fills the pool

x + y = 16

Lora fills the pool twice as fast as mia.

y = 2x

Substitute y =2x into the equation

x + y = 16

x + 2x = 16

3x = 16

x = 16/3

x = 5 1/3 hours

x = number of hours Mia fills the pool =5 1/3 hours