document.write( "Question 1103341: Working together, Mr. Kent and Mr. Wayne can complete a job in 5 hours. If Mr. Wayne takes twice as long as Mr. Kent if each does the job alone, how long does it take Mr. Kent to complete the job alone?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #718062 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1/k+1/w=1/x \n" ); document.write( "k=w*0.5 \n" ); document.write( "1/w*0.5+1/w=1/5 \n" ); document.write( "1/w*0.5+0.5/0.5*w=1/5 \n" ); document.write( "1.5/w*0.5=1/5 \n" ); document.write( "0.5*w=7.5 \n" ); document.write( "w=15.0 \n" ); document.write( "k=15*0.5 \n" ); document.write( "k=7.5 w=15 \n" ); document.write( "check \n" ); document.write( "1/k+1/w=1/x \n" ); document.write( "1/7.5+1/15=1/5 \n" ); document.write( "0.13333333+0.66666667e-1=1/5 \n" ); document.write( "0.2=1/5 \n" ); document.write( "0.2=0.2 \n" ); document.write( "x=5 hours working together \n" ); document.write( "k=7.5 hours working alone \n" ); document.write( "w=15 hours working alone \n" ); document.write( "ok \n" ); document.write( " |