SOLUTION: gian and arwin can finish a project in 4 2/3 hours. gian can do it alone in half as much time as arwin can do the job. How long will it take Arwin to do the job alone.

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186.666 minutes or 3 hours and 6.666 minutes
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
gian and arwin can finish a project in 4 2/3 hours. gian can do it alone in half as much time as arwin can do the job. How long will it take Arwin to do the job alone.
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Let G = time it takes gian to do the the job alone
and A = time it takes arwin to do the the job alone
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Since you have two unknowns, you'll need to find two equations.
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G+A = 4 2/3 (or 4.667 hours) (equation 1)
G = (1/2)A (equation 2)
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Use the definition of G (from equation 2) and substitute it into equation 1 to find G:
G+A = 4.667
(1/2)A+A = 4.667
Multiply both sides by 2 to rid ourselves of all denominators:
A + 2A = 9.334
3A = 9.334
A = 3.11 hours (time it take arwin to do the job alone)
Or, 3 hours 7 mins
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G = (1/2)A = 1.56 hours (time it takes gian to do the job alone)
Or 1 hour 34 mins

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