SOLUTION: one person working 1/4 time and one person works 1/3 time what remaining time will the last person have to work in order to make 40hr and it equals 5/12

Question 482610: one person working 1/4 time and one person works 1/3 time what remaining time will the last person have to work in order to make 40hr and it equals 5/12
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1/4 time is
1/3 time is

To find the remaining time find:

What is this fraction of 40 hrs equal to?
hrs
Note that hrs = min
The last person will have to work 16 hrs and 40 min
to make a total of 40 hrs