SOLUTION: Mudog can do 8 jobs in 3 days, and jimmy can do 5 jobs in 2 days. Thirty nine jobs need to be done. Mudog works 3 days and then jimmy joins in. How many days will both of them have

Question 961502: Mudog can do 8 jobs in 3 days, and jimmy can do 5 jobs in 2 days. Thirty nine jobs need to be done. Mudog works 3 days and then jimmy joins in. How many days will both of them have to work together to complete the 39 jobs?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Mudog's rate of working is:
jobs / days
Jimmy's rate of working is:
jobs/days
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Let = the number of jobs
Mudog gets done in days

There are jobs left to do
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With both working together:

Multiply both sides by

They would have to work together for
6 more days to complete all the 39 jobs

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