we know that Bob can do the whole job in 14 hours, how much of the work has he done in 1 hour only? well since he can do the whole lot in 14 hours in 1 hour he has only done 1/14 th of the job.
we know that James can do it in 18 hours, a bit slower, so in 1 hour he has done only 1/18 th of the job.
let's say it takes both of them working together say "t" hours, so in 1 hour Bob has done (1/14) of the work whilst James has done (1/18) of the work, the whole work being t/t or 1 whole, so for just one hour that'd 1/t done by both Bob and James.
Answer:
8
Step-by-step explanation:
to get x alone you divide the 2 away on both sides, getting x = 8. To check multiply 8 by 2 and you get 16.
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Answer:
- $9,000 at 15%
- $4,000 at 10%
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent the amount borrowed at 15%. Then the amount borrowed at 10% is (13000-x). The interest at the end of the year is ...
0.15(x) + 0.10(13000 -x) = 1750
0.05x = 1750 -1300 . . . . . . . . . . . . simplify, subtract 1300
x = 450(20) = 9000 . . . . . . . . . . multiply by 20
$9,000 was borrowed at 15%; $4,000 was borrowed at 10%.