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Question 1097377: Artesia can do a piece of work in 10 days. After she has worked in two days, Fate came to help her and together they finished it in 3 days. In how many days could Fate do the work alone?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39615) About Me  (Show Source):
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Artesia, 1%2F10 jobs per day
Fate, 1%2Fx jobs per day

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After she has worked in two days, Fate came to help her and together they finished it in 3 days.
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Solve for x.