SOLUTION: Hi jack can complete a task in 12 days. George in 16 days.if they work together, what percentage of the task can they complete in 1 day. Thanks

Algebra ->  Customizable Word Problem Solvers  -> Misc -> SOLUTION: Hi jack can complete a task in 12 days. George in 16 days.if they work together, what percentage of the task can they complete in 1 day. Thanks      Log On

Ad: Over 600 Algebra Word Problems at edhelper.com


    

Question 1051795: Hi
jack can complete a task in 12 days. George in 16 days.if they work together, what percentage of the task can they complete in 1 day.
Thanks
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
in each day, Jack can do 1/12 of the job
in each day, George can do 1/16 of the job
In one day, they do (1/12)+(1/16) of the job or (4/48)+(3/48)=7/48 of the job or 0.146 of it or 14.6%