SOLUTION: 3. P can do a piece of work in 9 days. Q is 50% more efficient than P. The number of days it takes Q to do the same piece of work is?

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Question 106417: 3. P can do a piece of work in 9 days. Q is 50% more efficient than P. The number of days it takes Q to do the same
piece of work is?

Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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P+ 1 piece of work in 9 days
Q is 50%25 more more efficient than P, and would need x days to do the same piece of work.
use proportion:
1%3A+%281%2B50%2F100%29+=+9+%3A+x
1%3A+%281%2B5%2F10%29+=+9+%3A+x
1%3A+%281%2B0.5%29+=+9+%3A+x

1+%3A+1.5+=+x+%3A+9
9+=+1.5x
x+=+9%2F1.5
x+=+6
Q will do the same piece of work in 6 days.