It takes Ms. Campbell 5 times as long as it takes Ms. Dorsey to paint a room. If Ms. Dorsey
helps Ms. Campbell, they can paint the room together in four hours. How long does it take each to paint the room individually?
PLEASE HELP

Dorsey = 4.8 hours

Campbell = 24 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

It takes "x" hours for Dorsey

So, it will take 5 times more for Campbell, so

It takes "5x" hours for Campbell

Rate is inverse of time, so rates are:

Dorsey: 1/x

Campbell: 1/5x

We know Rate * Time = Work

When together, it takes 4 hours to finish a work, so we can write:

Solving for x, we get the time of Dorsey:

Dorsey takes 4.8 hours alone

Campbell takes 4.8 * 5 = 24 hours alone

let m = monomial

let t = trinomial

so, m times t = t.

monomial times a trinomial = another trinomial.