document.write( "Question 844152: It takes 4 hours for 3 people to do a particular job. How long would it take 2 people to do the same job? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #508586 by josgarithmetic(39618)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! IMPORTANT OBJECTIVE in this problem is find the one-person rate. \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If three people do a job in 4 hours, then ONE person alone will need 3 times more time. Each person's rate is simply added when the number of people are working at the same time.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "CAN you use that idea and solve this problem on your own? It is just a uniform rates problem and you simply would use R*T=j where R is jobs per hour, T is time in hours, and j is how much or how many jobs. \"The job\", would typically be 1.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Do you still want a more 'thorough solution'? \n" ); document.write( " |