A father can do a job in a certain number of hours. His son takes twice as long to do the job. Working together, they can do the job in 6 hours. How many hours does it take the father to do the job alone?
Father does the work in x hours, or
father does 1/x of the work in one hour.
Son does 1/(2x) of the work in one hour.
Together, they do 1/x+1/(2x)=1/6 of the work in one hour.
2/(2x)+1/(2x)=1/6
3/(2x)=1/6
Cross multiply
2x=18, x=9
So father does the wok in 9 hours.
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Well, it seems like this father-son duo could give a masterclass in teamwork, huh? Let's see if we can crunch those numbers.
Let's assume the father takes x hours to do the job alone. Since the son takes twice as long, he takes 2x hours to do the job alone.
Now, when they work together, we know that they can do the job in 6 hours.
So, the equation we can set up is:
1/x + 1/2x = 1/6
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To solve this problem, we can use the concept of work rates. Let's assume that the father's work rate is represented by 'f' (job per hour) and the son's work rate is represented by 's' (job per hour).
Given that the son takes twice as long as the father to do the job, we can say that the son's work rate is half that of the father. Therefore, we have the following relationship:
s = f/2
Now, if they work together, their total work rate is the sum of their individual work rates:
f + s = (1/6) job per hour
Substituting the value of 's' from the first equation, we get:
f + f/2 = (1/6)
Combining like terms:
(3f + f)/2 = (1/6)
Multiplying both sides by 2:
4f = 1/3
Dividing both sides by 4:
f = 1/12
Therefore, the father's work rate is 1/12 jobs per hour. To find out how many hours it takes the father to do the job alone, we can use the formula:
Time = 1/Rate
Time = 1/(1/12) = 12 hours
So, it takes the father 12 hours to do the job alone.
To solve this problem, we can use the concept of rates and work. Let's assume that the father can complete the job in x hours.
According to the given information, the son takes twice as long as the father to do the job. So, the son would take 2x hours to complete the job.
Now, let's look at their rates of work. The father's rate is 1/x job per hour, meaning he can complete 1 job in x hours. The son's rate is 1/(2x) job per hour, as he takes twice as long.
When the father and son work together, their rates of work add up. So their combined rate of work is:
1/x + 1/(2x) = 1/6
Now, we can solve this equation to find the value of x, which represents the number of hours it takes the father to do the job alone.
To solve the equation, let's first find the common denominator, which is 2x:
2/x(2x) + x/(2x) = 1/6
(2 + x)/(2x) = 1/6
Next, let's cross-multiply the equation:
6(2 + x) = 2x
12 + 6x = 2x
Now, we can simplify and solve for x:
6x - 2x = -12
4x = -12
x = -12/4
x = -3
Since time cannot be negative, we can ignore the negative solution. Therefore, the father takes 3 hours to complete the job alone.