SOLUTION: A labourer can do a job in 3 days, a second can do it in 6 days, and a third can do it in 7 days. How many days can the three do the job if they work together? Give answer in frac

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Question 1069191: A labourer can do a job in 3 days, a second can do it in 6 days, and a third can do it in 7 days. How many days can the three do the job if they work together?
Give answer in fractional form.

Answer by trsomas23@gmail.com(17) About Me  (Show Source):
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Working together, in 1 day, they can finish
1%2F3+%2B+1%2F6+%2B+1%2F7+=+%2814%2B7%2B6%29%2F42+=+27%2F42+=+9%2F14
Therefore they can complete the work in
14%2F9 days