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If two people working together can do a job in four hours, how long would it take the faster person to do the same job if one of them is four times as fast as the other?

Intermediate Algebra

19th Edition

ISBN:9780998625720

Author:Lynn Marecek

Publisher:Lynn Marecek

Chapter7: Rational Expressions And Functions

Section7.5: Solve Applications With Rational Equations

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