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Jake the lumberjack cut a log into three pieces in 6 minutes. He then cut a similar log into 5 pieces. How long should the job have taken if he had worked at the same rate?

Intermediate Algebra

19th Edition

ISBN:9780998625720

Author:Lynn Marecek

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Chapter7: Rational Expressions And Functions

Section7.5: Solve Applications With Rational Equations

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