Concept explainers
Tofind:the total duration that Phillis and Rakes took by working together.
Answer to Problem 16P
It will take
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Phillis can rack the lawn in
First person can do it in
If Rakes join before
Concept used:
Rate of the work:
Ratio of work to the time interval with changes in time rate of work will change.
Calculation:
The equation where
Combining like terms and multiplying both side by 200:
Subtracting
Dividing both side by the
Hence, it will take
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