document.write( "Question 349049: Typist A spends 2560 minutes to do a job. How much time does it take for Typist B to do the same job, if when they work together it takes them both 45 minutes to do four jobs? \r
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document.write( "I am having trouble with this thanks \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #249499 by mananth(16948) You can put this solution on YOUR website! I am not too sure the problem has been copied correctly. \n" ); document.write( "Anyway\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "45 minutes to do 4 jobs \n" ); document.write( "1 job 45/4 = minutes. \n" ); document.write( "together they do 4/45 of the job in 1 minute. \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "Typist A takes 2560 minutes to do the job \n" ); document.write( "he does 1/2560 of the job in 1 minute. \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "Typist B does 4/45 - 1/2650 of the job in 1 minute \n" ); document.write( "4*2650-45 / 45*2650 \n" ); document.write( "=10600-45/119250 \n" ); document.write( "=10555/119250 \n" ); document.write( "=0.089 of the job in 1 minute \n" ); document.write( "Typist B will take 1/0.089 minutes \n" ); document.write( "11.3 minutes \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |