SOLUTION: An experienced bricklayer can work twice as fast as an apprentice bricklayer. After they worked on a job for 8 hours, the experienced bricklayer quit. The apprentice required 12
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Question 273718: An experienced bricklayer can work twice as fast as an apprentice bricklayer. After they worked on a job for 8 hours, the experienced bricklayer quit. The apprentice required 12 more hours to finish the job. How long would it take the experienced bricklayer, working alone, to do the job?
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An experienced bricklayer can work twice as fast as an apprentice bricklayer.
After they worked on a job for 8 hours, the experienced bricklayer quit.
The apprentice required 12 more hours to finish the job.
How long would it take the experienced bricklayer, working alone, to do the job?
:
Let x = time required by an experienced bricklayer alone
then
2x = time required by an apprentice alone
:
Let the completed job = 1
:
Experienced worked for 8 hrs
Apprentice worked 8 + 12 = 20 hrs
:
+ = 1
which is:
+ = 1
multiply byx, results:
8 + 10 = x
x = 18 hrs, the experience guy working alone
:
:
Check solution
+ = 1
.44 + .56 = 1
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