One person can do a certain job in ten minutes, and another person can do the same job in fifteen minutes. How many minutes will they take to do the job together? If x represents how many minutes to do the job together, then how much of the job does the slowest person do?

1. x/15
2. x/10
3. 15/x

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Answer 1
Answer:

Together they can complete the whole job in 6 minutes.

The amount of work done by the slowest person is (x)/(15).

What is time, work done, and rate formula?

The time, work and rate formula is given by

Work  done = time × rate of wok

According to the given question.

One person can do a certain job is 10 minutes.

⇒ The work done in 1 minute  by the first person or the rate of work done by the first person = (1)/(10)

Another person can do the same job in 15 minutes.

⇒ The work done in 15 minutes by another person  or the rate of work done by the second person = (1)/(15)

So,

The amount of work done by both of them in one minute  

= (1)/(10) + (1)/(15) =(1)/(6)

⇒ Together they can complete the (1)/(6)th part of the work in one minute.

Therefore, together they can complete the whole job in 6 minutes.

As, we know that

Work done = Total time taken × Rate of work done

Since, the second person is taking 15 minutes to complete the jo.

So, he is the slowest person.

Total time total time taken by the two persons to complete the job together is x (given).

Also, the rate of work done by the slowest person = (1)/(15)

Therefore,

The amount of work done by the slowest person = x ((1)/(15) )

Hence, the amount of work done by the slowest person is (x)/(15).

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Answer 2
Answer: I believe the answer you may be looking for is 2. x/10.

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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

Suppose you need to minimize the cost of fencing in a rectangular region with a total area of 450 square feet. The material that will be used for three sides costs $15 per linear foot, and the material that will be used for the fourth side costs $18 per linear foot. Write a function that expresses the cost of fencing the region in terms of the length, x, of the two opposite sides of the region with material costs of $15 per linear foot.

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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

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Let y be the length of the other two sides

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Area of the rectangular región = x * y = 450 ft2

Total cost of fencing = 15*x + 15*x + 15 *y + 18*y

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We now that area is equal to 450 ft2 = x*y

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Now we can substitute y in equation for Total cost of fencing and obtain a function that expresses the cost of fencing the region in terms of the length, x

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Step-by-step explanation:

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