A man finished a job in 5 days. On the first day, he finished 1/m of the job. On the second day, he finished 1/n of the job left. On the third day, he finished 1/m of the job left, and on the fourth day, 1/n of the job left. On the last day, he finished 1/4 of the remaining job.  find m and n.

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Chapter10: Sequences, Series, And Probability
Section10.2: Arithmetic Sequences
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A man finished a job in 5 days. On the first day, he finished 1/m of the job. On the second day, he finished 1/n of the job left. On the third day, he finished 1/m of the job left, and on the fourth day, 1/n of the job left. On the last day, he finished 1/4 of the remaining job.  find m and n.

 
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