RE: Solve this simple equation (help pls)
December 4, 2017 at 4:08 pm
(This post was last modified: December 4, 2017 at 4:09 pm by Whateverist.)
(December 4, 2017 at 12:16 pm)pool the matey Wrote: Not exactly sure what I did tbh Lol
Hold up I'll post the problem see if you guys get 15 as well
So this is the original problem I did some bla bla bla calculations and the answer I got(you guys got 😛) was 15
See if you guys get 15 as well
Worker A completes the job at a rate of 1/20 of the job/day. Worker B completes 1/30 of the job each day. So you want to know how many (1/20 + 1/30) it will take to complete one job, assuming the two can work compatibly with no added or lost efficiency. If you let x = the number of days needed to complete the job working together this way, then a better equation for the problem would be:
(1/20 + 1/30)x = 1
Since 1/20 + 1/30 = 50/600 which reduces to 1/12, you'd get 1/12 of the job done per day this way. So your original answer of 12 days was correct. But your original equation wouldn't get you there.