SOLUTION: worker A takes 8 hours to do a job.Worker B takes 10 hours to do the same job. How long should it takes both A and B working together but independently to do the same job?
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Question 770562: worker A takes 8 hours to do a job.Worker B takes 10 hours to do the same job. How long should it takes both A and B working together but independently to do the same job? Found 2 solutions by oscargut, solver91311:Answer by oscargut(2103) (Show Source):
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If A can do a job in x time periods, then A can do of the job in 1 time period. Likewise, if B can do the same job in y time periods, then B can do of the job in 1 time period.
So, working together, they can do
of the job in 1 time period.
Therefore, they can do the whole job in:
time periods.
John
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My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
