SOLUTION: Mr. Downey can build a wall in 9 hours. His son Carl can build the same wall in 18 hours. Mr. Downey started to build the wall, worked for 3 hours, and then stopped working. How m

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Question 1193094: Mr. Downey can build a wall in 9 hours. His son Carl can build the same wall in 18 hours. Mr. Downey started to build the wall, worked for 3 hours, and then stopped working. How many hours would Carl require to complete the wall?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, josgarithmetic:
Answer by ikleyn(52907)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Mr. Downey can build a wall in 9 hours. His son Carl can build the same wall in 18 hours.
Mr. Downey started to build the wall, worked for 3 hours, and then stopped working.
How many hours would Carl require to complete the wall?
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Working for 3 hours, Mr. Downey completed 1/3 of the job; 2/3 of the job remained.


Hence, his son Carl needs 2/3 of 18 hours to complete the remaining job.


ANSWER.  Carl needs 12 hours to complete the job.

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Answer by josgarithmetic(39630)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Downey and Carl each worked separately.
If Carl's part requires x amount of hours,

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