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Question 551383: One group of workers can do a job in 8 days. After this group has worked 3 days, another group joins it and together they complete the job in 3 more days. In what time could the second group have done the job alone? Please, thank yoou~ Haappy New Year Tutors and Students! <3 Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! One group of workers can do a job in 8 days.
After this group has worked 3 days, another group joins it and together they complete the job in 3 more days.
In what time could the second group have done the job alone?
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let t = time required by the 2nd group to do the job alone
let the completed job = 1
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From the given information, we know the 1st group worked a total of 6 days.
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The shared work equation + = 1
multiply by 8t, to clear the denominators
6t + 8(3) = 8t
24 = 8t - 6t
24 = 2t
t = 24/2
t = 12 days required by the 2nd group alone
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see if this checks out + =
.75 + .25 = 1
