What is the answer to this problem? It’s elementary statistics
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Let's say Bailey takes "b" days to paint it.
and Andrew takes "a" days to paint the same house.
now, Andrew is 6 times faster than Bailey, therefore, if Andrew takes "a" days to do it, Bailey takes then "6a" days, or b = 6a.
now, the year they worked together, they finished it in 7 days.
so, after 1 day then, they have only done 1/7 of the whole work.
and Andrew for one day, has done 1/a of the house, whilst Bailey has done 1/b of the house or 1/(6a).
and Andrew takes "a" days to paint the same house.
now, Andrew is 6 times faster than Bailey, therefore, if Andrew takes "a" days to do it, Bailey takes then "6a" days, or b = 6a.
now, the year they worked together, they finished it in 7 days.
so, after 1 day then, they have only done 1/7 of the whole work.
and Andrew for one day, has done 1/a of the house, whilst Bailey has done 1/b of the house or 1/(6a).
Answer:
2.5
Step-by-step explanation:
(I'm assuming you're doing this the same way I learned it, if not I'm sorry if it doesn't make sense)
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Cross multiply
12x=30
Divide
x=2.5
This is just one way to do the problem. An easier way is to simplify the fractions.
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You can either cross multiply or figure out that 2 is half of four and simply divide 5 by 2 which will also result in 2.5