a)
Check the picture below.
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volume wise, we know the smaller pyramid is 1/8 th of the whole pyramid, so the volume of the whole pyramid must be 8/8 th.
Now, if we take off 1/8 th of the volume of whole pyramid, what the whole pyramid is left with is 7/8 th of its total volume, and that 7/8 th is the truncated part, because the 1/8 we chopped off from it, is the volume of the tiny pyramid atop.
Now, what's the ratio of the tiny pyramid to the truncated bottom?
Answer: 12 hours
Step-by-step explanation:
Given : Working together, it takes Sam, Jenna, and Francisco two hours to paint one room.
When Sam works alone, he can paint one room in 6 hours. When Jenna works alone, she can paint one room in 4 hours.
Let 't' be the time taken by Francisco to paint one room on his own.
Then , we have
Rate of work of Sam +Rate of work of Jenna + Rate of work of Francisco =Rate of work they all do together
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i.e. t= 12
Hence, Francisco would take 12 hours to paint one room on his own.