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10) Pete is fast, Repeat is 3 times faster. If

Pete and Repeat can complete the job in
56 minutes, how fast is Pete? (I want
Pete's time only)

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Answer:

14 minutes

Explanation:

if Pete is x times fast then Repeat is 3x faster

so if both combine to complete a job in 56 minutes then we have


x + 3x = 56 \\ 4x = 56 \\ x = 14

remember Pete is x hence Pete was 14 minutes fast

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