SOLUTION: a crew of four workers is working on installing a roof on a house. The work is equally divided among the crew and work is scheduled to be completed in 4 days. What fraction of the

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Question 1065584: a crew of four workers is working on installing a roof on a house. The work is equally divided among the crew and work is scheduled to be completed in 4 days. What fraction of the whole roof is to be completed by each worker everyday to finish the project on time?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Each worker does his job at a rate r ROOF%2FDAYS.

Four workers together have rate 4r.

4r%2A4=1
16r=1

r=1%2F16