SOLUTION: Ben finish a job 2 hours longer than Daniel. After Ben had been working for 1 hour Daniel joined him and they completed the remaining portion of the job for 3 hours. How long would

Question 1122892: Ben finish a job 2 hours longer than Daniel. After Ben had been working for 1 hour Daniel joined him and they completed the remaining portion of the job for 3 hours. How long would it take Ben to do the job?
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Ben finish a job 2 hours longer than Daniel.
After Ben had been working for 1 hour Daniel joined him and they completed the remaining portion of the job for 3 hours.
How long would it take Ben to do the job?
:
d = time required by Daniel to complete the job
"Ben finish a job 2 hours longer than Daniel."
(d+2) = time required by Ben
Let the completed job = 1
:
After Ben had been working for 1 hour Daniel joined him and they completed the remaining portion of the job for 3 hours. "
Ben worked 4 hrs, Daniel worked 3 hrs
:
A shared work equation
+ = 1
multiply equation by d(d+2)
4d + 3(d+2) = d(d+2)
4d + 3d + 6 = d^2 + 2d
7d + 6 = d^2 + 2d
form a quadratic equation on the right
0 = d^2 + 2d - 7d - 6
d^2 - 5d - 6 = 0
Factors to
(d-6)(d+1) = 0
the positive solution
d = 6 hrs Daniel working time alone
and obviously
8 hrs Ben working alone
:
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check
+ = 1
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