Please help me on question two
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Answer:
Dorsey = 4.8 hours
Campbell = 24 hours
Step-by-step explanation:
It takes "x" hours for Dorsey
So, it will take 5 times more for Campbell, so
It takes "5x" hours for Campbell
Rate is inverse of time, so rates are:
Dorsey: 1/x
Campbell: 1/5x
We know Rate * Time = Work
When together, it takes 4 hours to finish a work, so we can write:
Solving for x, we get the time of Dorsey:
Dorsey takes 4.8 hours alone
Campbell takes 4.8 * 5 = 24 hours alone
Answer:
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Step-by-step explanation:
Given
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Leave the first fraction
Change division to multiplication
Turn the second fraction upside down
= - ×
← cancel 5 and 10 by 5
= - ×
= -
= -