SOLUTION: Gina and Cal can spray an orchard in 8 hours. Gina working alone would take 12 hours to do the job. How long would it take Cal working alone to do the job?
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Question 449652: Gina and Cal can spray an orchard in 8 hours. Gina working alone would take 12 hours to do the job. How long would it take Cal working alone to do the job? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Gina and Cal can spray an orchard in 8 hours.
Gina working alone would take 12 hours to do the job.
How long would it take Cal working alone to do the job?
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Let c = time required by Cal alone
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Let the completed job = 1; (a sprayed orchard)
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A typical shared work equation + = 1
Multiply by 12c, results
8c + 8(12) = 12c
96 = 12c - 8c
4c = 96
c =
c = 24 hrs Cal working alone
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See if that flies
8/12 + 8/24 =
2/3 + 1/3 = 1
