An experienced bricklayer can work twice as fast as an apprentice bricklayer. After the bricklayers work together on a job for 4

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An experienced bricklayer can work twice as fast as an apprentice bricklayer. After the bricklayers work together on a job for 4

hours, the experienced bricklayer quits. The apprentice requires 14 more hours to finish the job. How long would it take the experienced bricklayer, working alone, to do the job?

Mathematics

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Veronika [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-19T20:30:01+03:00

Veronika [31]3 years ago

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Answer:

7 hours.

Step-by-step explanation:

An experienced bricklayer can work twice as fast as an apprentice bricklayer. The apprentice needs 14, so 14/2=7