Can someone help explain why the answer is E and not C? Is it because the two equations we set up from the 2 statements are not 2 distinct linear equations?
Machines X and Y work at their respective constant rates. How many more hours does it take machine Y, working alone, to fill a production order of a certain size than it takes machine X, working alone?
(1) Machines X and Y, working together, fill a production order of this size in two-thirds the time that machine X, working alone, does.
(2) Machine Y, working alone, fills a production order of this size in twice the time that machine X, working alone, does.
Machines X and Y work at their respective constant rates. How many more hours does it take machine Y, working alone, to fill a production order of a certain size than it takes machine X, working alone?
(1) Machines X and Y, working together, fill a production order of this size in two-thirds the time that machine X, working alone, does.
(2) Machine Y, working alone, fills a production order of this size in twice the time that machine X, working alone, does.

















