SOLUTION: John can finish his homework in 10 minutes. A fellow student would finish it up at a different rate. Both students working together can do the homework in 8 minutes. How long does
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Question 383526: John can finish his homework in 10 minutes. A fellow student would finish it up at a different rate. Both students working together can do the homework in 8 minutes. How long does it take the second student to complete the homework if working alone?
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John can finish his homework in 10 minutes.
A fellow student would finish it up at a different rate.
Both students working together can do the homework in 8 minutes.
How long does it take the second student to complete the homework if working alone?
:
Let x = time required by fellow student alone
Let the completed homework = 1
:
A typical shared work equation
+ = 1
solve for x
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