document.write( "Question 150821: One group of workers can do a job in 8 days. After this group has worked 3 days, another group joins it and together they complete the job in 3 more days. In what time could the second group have done the job alone? \n" ); document.write( "
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One group of workers can do a job in 8 days. After this group has worked 3 days, another group joins it and together they complete the job in 3 more days. In what time could the second group have done the job alone?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3/8 of the work was done by the first group, and 5/8 was done together.
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\n" ); document.write( "5/8 was done in 3 days, so 8/8 can be done in 4 and 4/5 days or 24/5 days\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1/8+x=5/24\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 1/8 from both sides
\n" ); document.write( "x=1/12\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1/12y=1
\n" ); document.write( "y=12\r
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