Question

First examples pt 1 no one answer

Answer 1

It takes the second worker 11 hours to do the job alone

Explanation:

The problem tells you how to work it.

`(1)/(11)+(1)/(x)=(2)/(11)\\\\x+11=2x \qquad\text{multiply by 11x}\\\\11=x \qquad\text{subtract x}`

x = 11 tells you the second worker takes 11 hours to do the job alone.

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You can also work directly with the fractions. Subtract 1/11 and you have ...

1/x = 1/11

It should not be a real stretch to see that x=11. If you need, you can multiply both sides by 11x to get 11=x.