SOLUTION: It takes Alex 1 hour and 25 minutes to buy groceries. Express the work rate as a fraction of a job per hour

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Question 743328: It takes Alex 1 hour and 25 minutes to buy groceries. Express the work rate as a fraction of a job per hour
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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It takes Alex 1 hour and 25 minutes to buy groceries. Express the work rate as a fraction of a job per hour
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Rate = 1 job/(1 5/12 hour) = 1/(17/12) = 12/17 (job/hour)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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