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To produce one piece of work, Bill takes 0.25 hours less than Will. Working together, it takes them 3 hours. Find the time it would take each of them if they worked individually. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.
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\n" ); document.write( "Will's rate = 1/x job/hr
\n" ); document.write( "Bill's rate = 1/(x-0.25) job/hr
\n" ); document.write( "Together rate = 1/3 job/hr
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\n" ); document.write( "rate + rate = together rate
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\n" ); document.write( "1/x + 1/(x-0.25) = 1/3
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\n" ); document.write( "3(x-0.25) + 3x = x(x-0.25)
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\n" ); document.write( "3x - 0.75 + 3x = x^2 - 0.25x
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\n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 6.25x + 0.75 = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 6.13 hrs (Will's time to do the job alone)
\n" ); document.write( "x-0.25 = 5.88 hrs (Bill's time to do the job alone)
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