SOLUTION: three skilled laborers a,b,c together can do construction job in 20 days a & b could do the job in 30 days b & c could do the job in 40 dyas. how long would it take each to do the
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Question 224473: three skilled laborers a,b,c together can do construction job in 20 days a & b could do the job in 30 days b & c could do the job in 40 dyas. how long would it take each to do the job alone? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! three skilled laborers a,b,c together can do construction job in 20 days a & b
could do the job in 30 days b & c could do the job in 40 days.
how long would it take each to do the job alone?
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Write a "shared work" equation for each statement
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"three skilled laborers a,b,c together can do construction job in 20 days"
Let the completed job = 1. = 1
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" a & b could do the job in 30 days" = 1
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" b & c could do the job in 40 days" = 1
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how long would it take each to do the job alone?
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We can use elimination here:
Multiply the 1st equation by 2, subtract the 3rd equation = 2
___ = 1
-------------------------------- = 1
a = 40 days alone
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Replace a with 40 in the 2nd equation = 1 = 1 = 1 - =
multiply both sides by 4b
4(30) = b
b = 120 days alone
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Find c using the 3nd equation, replace b with 120 = 1 = 1 = =
Multiply both sides by 3c
3(40) = 2c
120 = 2c
c =
c = 60 days alone
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Solutions: a = 40 days, b = 120 days, c = 60 days
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Check this using the 1st equation = 1 + + = 1
