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burgess87
Jul 4, 2014, 03:32 AM
Help required to solve algebra 2 homework

Three men A, B and C can complete a piece of work in 24, 6 and 12 days respectively. If they all work together how many days it will take to complete the work?

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ebaines
Jul 7, 2014, 01:03 PM
Think in terms of the rate of work in jobs per day by each worker, and add the rates to get the new total rate of work. For example worker A works at the rate of 1/24 jobs per day. Once you have the total rate then the number of days to finish the job is equal to 1 job divided by the jobs per day rate.

burgess87
Jul 18, 2014, 04:35 AM
Thank you so much for your explanation. I will try in this way..