SOLUTION: Beth could do P problems in 2 hours and Mollie could do X problems in H hours. How long would they have to work together to finish 400 problems?
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Question 1092780: Beth could do P problems in 2 hours and Mollie could do X problems in H hours. How long would they have to work together to finish 400 problems? Found 2 solutions by jorel1380, Gentle Phill:Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If Beth can do P problems in 2 hours, and Mollie can do X problems in H hours, then, together they can do:
P/2 + X/H problems per hour, or PH+2X. So, to do 400 problems, they would need:
400/(PH+2X) hours
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let's put it to note that:
Ability = No. of Problems/Time taken
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Thus, let:
Beth's ability = B
Mollie's ability = M
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B = P/2hrs ... 1
M = X/Hhrs ... 2
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(B+M) = 400/T
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Where T = time needed to finish problems.
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Substitute B and M with values from eqn 1 and 2
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[(P/2hrs)+(X/Hhrs)] = 400/T
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Make T subject of the relation.
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(HP+2X)/2Hhrs = 400/T
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T(HP+2X) = 2H(400)hrs
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T = [800H/(HP+2X)]hrs
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Your friend,
Francis.
