SOLUTION: A worker can clean a pool in 4hours less time than it takes another. if the men work together the job takes 2⅔hours. how long will it take each man to work alone.

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Question 1145880: A worker can clean a pool in 4hours less time than it takes another. if the men work together the job takes 2⅔hours. how long will it take each man to work alone.
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Slow worker, 8 hours alone
Fast worker, 4 hours alone

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