Question 513832
Robil can do 2 jobs in 3 days, and Buray can do 5 jobs in 6 days. Robil works for 3 days and then Buray begins to help. How many days will it take to complete a total of 74 jobs?
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Robil rate = (2/3) job/day
Buray rate = (5/6) job/day
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Together rate: 1/x job/day
Equation:
rate + rate = together rate
2/3 + 5/6 = 1/x
(12+15)/18 = 1/x
27/18 = 1/x
3/2 = 1/x
Together rate: 3/2 job/day
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Robil works for 3 days and then Buray begins to help. How many days will it take to complete a total of 74 jobs?
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In 3 days Buray finishes 3(5/6) = (5/2) jobs
That leaves 71 1/2 jobs to do together
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Equation:
x(3/2) = 71 1/2
(3/2)x = 143/2
x = (2/3)(143/2)
x = 143/3 = 45 3/4 days
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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