SOLUTION: A cabinet maker makes 3 cabinets in 2 days. An apprentice works 1/2 as fast. How many days does it take him to build 9 cabinets?

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Question 803140: A cabinet maker makes 3 cabinets in 2 days. An apprentice works 1/2 as fast. How many days does it take him to build 9 cabinets?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Half the rate of 3 cabinets in 2 days
would be 3 cabinets in 4 days
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To make 3 times that number of
cabinets, the apprentice would have
to work 3 times as long, or 12 days