SOLUTION: Jane and Daphne work for a computer software company. Together they can write a particular type of computer program in 20 hours. Jane can write the program by herself in 38.75 hou

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Question 39341: Jane and Daphne work for a computer software company. Together they can write a particular type of computer program in 20 hours. Jane can write the program by herself in 38.75 hours. How long will it take Daphne to write the program alone?
Answer by checkley71(8403)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
20=38.75x/38.75+X OR 20*38.75+20X=38.75X OR 775=18.75X OR X=775/18.75 OR
X=41 1/3 HOURS FOR dAPHNE TO WRITE THE PROGRAM IF SHE WORKS ALONE.

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