SOLUTION: A carpenter and a helper can do a certain job in 21 days. If the carpenter works 1.50 times as fast as the helper, how long would it take each, working alone, to do the job? A f

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Question 1097714: A carpenter and a helper can do a certain job in 21 days. If the carpenter works 1.50 times as fast as the helper, how long would it take each, working alone, to do the job?
A farmer bought 100 ha of land, part at $1850 per hectare and part at $2250


paying for the whole $201000. How much land was there in each part?
Do not round intermediate results. Round only final answers. Round to the whole.

ha at $1850/ha
ha at $2250/ha

Answer by ikleyn(52810) About Me  (Show Source):
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Regarding your second problem, look into this link
https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/coordinate/Linear-systems.faq.question.1097711.html

https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/coordinate/Linear-systems.faq.question.1097711.html

I solved very similar problem there.
Consider it as your sample and solve THIS problem similarly.


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