SOLUTION: Working together, Jenny and Natalie can mop a warehouse in 5.14 hours. Had she done it alone it would have taken Natalie 12 hours. How long would it take Jenny to do it alone?
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Question 143346: Working together, Jenny and Natalie can mop a warehouse in 5.14 hours. Had she done it alone it would have taken Natalie 12 hours. How long would it take Jenny to do it alone? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Working together, Jenny and Natalie can mop a warehouse in 5.14 hours. Had she done it alone it would have taken Natalie 12 hours. How long would it take Jenny to do it alone?
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Let t = time required for J to do the job alone
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Let the completed job = 1
: + = 1
Multiply equation by 12t to get rid of the denominators:
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5.14t + 12(5.14) = 12t(1)
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5.14t + 61.68 = 12t
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61.68 = 12t - 5.14t
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61.68 = 6.86t
t =
t = 8.99 ~ 9 hrs J's time alone
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Check solution using original equation
5.14/12 + 5.14/9 =
.4283 + .5711 = .999 ~ 1
