Tim and Al are bricklayers. Tim can construct an outdoor grill in 5 days. If Al helps Tim, they can build it in only 3 days. How
long would it take Al to build the grill alone? Write your answer as an integer, simplified fraction, or mixed number.
It would take Al
days to build the grill alone.
It would take Al 7.5 days to build the grill alone.
Step-by-step explanation:
Since Tim and Al are bricklayers, and Tim can construct an outdoor grill in 5 days, and if Al helps Tim, they can build it in only 3 days, to determine how long would it take Al to build the grill alone should be done the following calculation:
1/5 + X = 1/3
0.20 + X = 0.333
X = 0.333 - 0.20
X = 0.1333333
X = 1 / 7.5
Therefore it would take Al 7.5 days to build the grill alone.
