SOLUTION: In one day a man can bind 200 books and his helper binds one quarter as many .if they take turns working complete days,how many days will it take them to bind 1000 books?

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Question 808551: In one day a man can bind 200 books and his helper binds one quarter as many .if they take turns working complete days,how many days will it take them to bind 1000 books?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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Rate for "man", 200%2F1 books per day.
Rate for "helper", %281%2F4%29%2A200%2F1 books per day.

Combined rate of the man plus the helper, not sure how they take their turns, 200+50 books per day, or 250 books per day.

Let d = number of days.
250%2Ad=1000
d=4 ?