document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1125793>Question 1125793</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The foreman at a contracting company is distributing his employees to different<BR>\n" );
document.write( "jobs this week. Each work day begins at 8am. He has one job in particular that must<BR>\n" );
document.write( "be completed by 1pm on Monday. The foreman separates his workers into two categories,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "experienced and inexperienced. The foreman estimates that an experienced worker could<BR>\n" );
document.write( "complete the job in 9 hours on his own, and an inexperienced worker could complete the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "job in 12 hours alone. Assume that no e_ciency is gained or lost when the employees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "work together. Could two experienced workers complete the job in time? What about two<BR>\n" );
document.write( "inexperienced workers? Can one experienced worker and one inexperienced worker complete<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the job in time? If experienced workers are paid $26 per hour and inexperienced workers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "are paid $12 per hour, and at least one experienced worker must be present at the job, what<BR>\n" );
document.write( "should the foreman choose to do? Assume that workers are paid in hour increments, so that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if the job takes 5 hours and 10 minutes, everyone is paid for the full 6 hours.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #742120 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=742120\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> experienced does 1/9 of the job in an hour or x/9 of the job in x hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "inexperienced will do x/12 of the job in x hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x/9)+(x/12)=1 whole job<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+3x=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=36/7 or 5.14 hours or 5 hours and 8.5 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "An experienced and an inexperienced worker cannot finish the job in time.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/9+x/9=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4.5 hours for experienced workers, and they can finish the job on time.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "two inexperienced  would require 6 hours using the same approach.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For a 5 hour deadline, the cost would be $130 per experienced worker, working 4.5 hours and being paid for 5, and double for 2 or $260.<BR>\n" );
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