Problem

6. Brandon and Marta are mowing a lawn. For every 4 square feet that Brandon mows Marta mows 9 square feet. The lawn is 5200 square feet. How much lawn does $+x$ each person mow?

Solution

Step 1 :Find the ratio of the lawn mowed by Brandon and Marta: \(\frac{4}{9}\)

Step 2 :Calculate the combined ratio: \(4 + 9 = 13\)

Step 3 :Find the amount of lawn mowed by Brandon: \(\frac{4}{13} \times 5200 = 1600\)

Step 4 :Find the amount of lawn mowed by Marta: \(\frac{9}{13} \times 5200 = 3600\)

Step 5 :\boxed{\text{Final Answer: Brandon mows 1600 square feet and Marta mows 3600 square feet.}}

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