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Two computers working together can finish a search in 30 seconds. One of these computers can finish in 50 seconds. How long would it take the second computer to finish the same s…

Two computers working together can finish a search in 30 seconds. One of these computers can finish in 50 seconds. How long would it take the second computer to finish the same s…
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Two computers working together can finish a search in 30 seconds. One of these computers can finish in 50 seconds. How long would it take the second computer to finish the same search if it were working alone?

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It would take the second computer 75 seconds because:


(1)/(30) - (1)/(50) = (1)/(75)
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