SOLUTION: If it takes a crew 9 days to do 80% of the job, how many more days will it take to finish the job 100%

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Question 1036966: If it takes a crew 9 days to do 80% of the job, how many more days will it take to finish the job 100%
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Their rate of working is:
jobs / days
Divide top and bottom by
jobs / days

The job can be finished in 2.25 days

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