SOLUTION: If A's rate of doing work is to B's is 6:8 and A does a piece of work in 50 days, how long will it take B to do it?

Question 445916: If A's rate of doing work is to B's is 6:8 and A does a piece of work in 50 days, how long will it take B to do it?

Found 2 solutions by rwm, wilmarugsad:
Answer by rwm(914) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
6/8=50/b
solve for b

Answer by wilmarugsad(1) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(A/B) =6:8
rate of A=1/50
rate of B=1/b
(6/8)=(1/50)/(1/b)
b=37.5 days
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