Two people working together can complete a job in 5 hours. If one of them works twice as fast as the other, how long would it take the faster one working alone?

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Two people working together can complete a job in 5 hours. If one of them works

twice as fast as the other, how long would it take the faster one working alone?

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5 hours times 2=10- 5 =5
So your awnser would therefore be 5

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Answer:

5 hours

Explanation:

because he is working twice as fast which means he will get the job done faster

Tatmanblue answered Nov 9, 2021

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