Question

Suppose Gil can write a poem in 1 hour, Holly can write a poem in 2 hours, and Ivan can write a poem in 3 hours. Each person spends 12 hours per day writing poems and requires a wage of $10 per hour to do so. If a literary magazine needs one poem, how much will it cost

Answer 1

The literary magazine must pay $ 10 if poem is written by Gil, $ 20 if poem is written by Holly and $ 30 if poem is written by Ivan.

Explanation:

The wage indicate the amount of money earned in hour for production of poems. If a literary magazine needs just one poem, then the cost will be the wage multiplied by time taken for the creation of the poem. There are three possibilities:

Gil

`C = \left(10\,(USD)/(h))\cdot (1\,h)`

`C = 10\,USD`

Holly

`C = \left(10\,(USD)/(h)\right)\cdot (2\,h)`

`C = 20\,USD`

Ivan

`C = \left(10\,(USD)/(h)\right)\cdot (3\,h)`

`C = 30\,USD`

The literary magazine must pay $ 10 if poem is written by Gil, $ 20 if poem is written by Holly and $ 30 if poem is written by Ivan.