SOLUTION: A brick layer can build a wall in 6 hours, and his apprentice would need 16 hours to build the same wall. When they work together, the apprentice works 5 hours longer than the bric
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Question 841655: A brick layer can build a wall in 6 hours, and his apprentice would need 16 hours to build the same wall. When they work together, the apprentice works 5 hours longer than the brick layer. How many hours does each work? Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, josmiceli:Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! x/6+(x+5)/16=1
They aren't working together if one is working longer than the other ie one is working when the other isn't working.
They each did half the job.
x = 3
x+5=8
check
3/6+8/16=1
1/2+1/2=1
ok
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The brick layer builds ( 1 wall ) / ( 6 hrs )
That's the same as ( 1/6 wall ) / ( 1 hour )
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The apprentice builds ( 1 wall ) / ( 16 hrs )
That's the same as ( 1/16 wall ) / ( 1 hour )
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Let = the time that the brick layer works = the timer the apprentice works
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( brick layer's rate ) x ( brick layer's time ) +
( apprentice's rate ) x ( apprentice's time ) = 1
( 1 is the whole job )
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Multiply both sides by
the brick layer works 3 hrs
The apprentice works 8 hrs
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check:
OK
