SOLUTION: Good morning everyone, Can you help me? Please. 1) Computer Time: It takes a computer 8 days to print all of the personalized lettersfor a national sweepstakes. A new computer

Question 126009: Good morning everyone,
Can you help me? Please.
1) Computer Time: It takes a computer 8 days to print all of the personalized lettersfor a national sweepstakes. A new computer is purchased that can do the same job in 5 days. How long would it take to do the job with both computers working on it?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In words:
(1 job/8 days) + (1 job/5 days) = 1 job/x days

multiply both sides by 40

days answer
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