Answer:
2
Step-by-step explanation:
5*2=10
10+10=20
or
5*x+10=20
10-10=0
20-10=10
5*x=10
5/5=0
10/5=2
x=2
To solve this problem, let us say that the action of
totally painting a small house is called “1 job”. Therefore the rates of each
person in painting the small house are:
Bill = 1 job / 3 days = 1 / 3
Sharon = 1 job / 4 days = 1 / 4
Wilber = 1 job / 5 days = 1 / 5
Therefore the total rate is calculated by simply adding
the rates of the three.
(1 / 3) + (1 / 4)
+ (1 / 5) = 1 / x
where x is the number of hours it take if all them paint
together
Calculating for by multiplying both sides by 60:
60 [(1 / 3) + (1 /
4) + (1 / 5) = 1 / x]
(60/3) + (60/4) + (60/5) = 60 / x
20 + 15 + 12 = 60 / x
47 = 60 / x
x = 60 / 47 hours
Answer:
60/47 hours
This is just an arithmetic sequence because each term is a constant difference from the preceding term, called the common difference.
Any arithmetic sequence can be expressed as:
a(n)=a+d(n-1) where a=initial term, d=common difference, n=term number
In this case a=-8 and d=3 so
a(n)=-8+3(n-1) which you can simplify if you'd like
a(n)=-8+3n-3
a(n)=3n-11
