SOLUTION: An experienced accountant can balance the books twice as fast as a new
accountant. Working together it takes the accountants 10 hours. How long would it take the experienced accou
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Question 88898: An experienced accountant can balance the books twice as fast as a new
accountant. Working together it takes the accountants 10 hours. How long would it take the experienced accountant working alone?
Answer by madhujiithcharu@yahoo.co.in(28) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the exp.accountant be x. Given x = 1/2 y ---- (1)
x+y = 10 ---- (2)
Substitute (2) in (1) we have x = 1/2(10-x)
= 10/3 = 3.3 hrs approx.
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