Britney can do a job in 12 hours. if she works with jimmy, together they can get the job done in eight hours. how long would it take jimmy to do the job alone?



Answer :

Jimmy will take 24 hours to do the given job alone.

What is the teamwork equation for problem solving?
Problems with teamwork are resolved using this technique. If the first person completes a task in 'A' units of time and a second person completes a task in 'B' units of time, they can complete a task in 'T' units of time together (total).
The teamwork equation can be applied, that is: (1/A) + (1/B) = (1/T)

Given, time taken by Britney to do the job individually = B = 12 hours
Also, time taken by Britney and Jimmy to do the job together = A = 8 hours
Let the time taken by Jimmy to do the job individually = A hours
Thus, using the equation established in the literature above and substituting the given values, we have:
(1/A) + (1/B) = (1/T) ⇒ (1/A) + (1/12) = 1/8 ⇒ 1/A = (1/8) - (1/12)
⇒ 1/A = (3/24) - (2/24) ⇒ 1/A = 1/24 ⇒ A = 24
Thus, Jimmy will take 24 hours to do the given job alone.

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