Question

when camping alone , mr adam uses all of the water in 12 days, then when mrs adams and mr adams camp together they use all of the water in storage in 8 days. if mrs adams camps alone in how many days will she use all of the water?

Answer 1

Using the together rate, it is found that if Mrs Adams camps alone, she will use all the water in 24 hours.

What is the together rate?

The together rate is the sum of each separate rate.

In this problem, the rates are:

• Together: 1/8.

• Mr Adam: 1/12.

• Mrs Adams: 1/x.

Hence:

$\frac{1}{12} + \frac{1}{x} = \frac{1}{8}$

$\frac{x + 12}{12x} = \frac{1}{8}$

$12x = 8x + 96$

$4x = 96$

$x = \frac{96}{4}$

$x = 24$

If Mrs Adams camps alone, she will use all the water in 24 hours.

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