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Original
Rate
Time
Distance

Together
1/3
3 hrs
1 unit

Doubled A Rate
Rate
Time
Distance

Together
1/2
2 hrs
1 unit

Original rate for is doubled and added to rate for B


1/2 - 1/3 = the difference between original rate for A and the doubled rate for A
3/6 - 2/6 = 1/6
since this difference is 1/2 the doubled rate for A it must also be the original rate for
tables are updated as below
Original
Rate
Time
Distance

A
1/6
3 hrs
1/2

B
1/6

Together
1/3
3 hrs
1 unit

Doubled A Rate
Rate
Time
Distance

A
1/3

B
1/6

Together
1/2
2 hrs
1 unit

I figured the rate for B by subtracting the Rate for A from the rate together
The time in the original table is 3 hrs so the distance/units produced is RxT=D or 1/2
If A by itself produced 1/2 a unit in 3 hours then it takes 6 hrs to produce a whole un

he doubled rate for A

lso be the original rate for A

he rate together
produced is RxT=D or 1/2
hrs to produce a whole unit by itself

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