document.write( "Question 1165524: A worker can stuff 1000 shrimp in 8 hours. With the help of a second worker, 1000 shrimp can be stuffed in 5 hours. How long does it take the second worker, working alone, to stuff 1000 shrimp? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "A worker can stuff 1000 shrimp in 8 hours. With the help of a second worker, 1000 shrimp can be stuffed in 5 hours. How long does it take the second worker, working alone, to stuff 1000 shrimp?
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There's no need to factor the 1,000 shrimp into the solution, since it's the same \"across the board.\" In other words, stuffing 1,000 shrimp comprises the entire job.\r
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document.write( "Let the time the 2nd worker takes to do the job (stuffing 1,000 shrimp) be T
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document.write( "Then the 2nd worker can do  of the job in 1 hour
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document.write( "Since the 1st worker does the job (stuffing 1,000 shrimp) in 8 hours, the 1st worker can do  of the job in 1 hour
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document.write( "We then get: 
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document.write( "40 + 5T = 8T ------- Multiplying by LCD, 40T
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document.write( "40 = 8T - 5T
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document.write( "40 = 3T
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document.write( "Time 2nd worker takes to do the job (stuffing 1,000 shrimp), alone, or  \n" );
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