SOLUTION: A can finish a work in 18 days and B can do the same work in 15days.The number of days required by them to finish it working to gather.
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Question 1053033: A can finish a work in 18 days and B can do the same work in 15days.The number of days required by them to finish it working to gather.
Found 2 solutions by ewatrrr, ikleyn:
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x days required by them to finish it working to gather
5x + 6x = 90
11x = 90
x = 90/11 days
Answer by ikleyn(52812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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For detailed solution of similar joint-work problems see the lessons
- Using Fractions to solve word problems on joint work,
- Solving more complicated word problems on joint work,
- Selected joint-work word problems from the archive
in this site.
Read them and get be trained in solving joint-work problems.
Also, you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I in this site
- ALGEBRA-I - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK.
The referred lessons are the part of this textbook under the topic "Rate of work and joint work problems" of the section "Word problems".
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