SOLUTION: it takes 8 hours to dig a hole. it would take you and another person 5 hours to dig that same hole together. if the other person were to dig himself it would take how many hours?

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Question 631889: it takes 8 hours to dig a hole. it would take you and another person 5 hours to dig that same hole together. if the other person were to dig himself it would take how many hours?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hole digging is a one person job. Two people can't fit in the hole without getting in each other's way.
5/8+5/x=1
5/x=3/8
40=3x
40/3=x