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possible: 1 hour 47 minutes Fastest time
with Terrence: 1 hour 56 minutes
possible: 1 hour 47 minutes Fastest time
with Terrence: 1 hour 56 minutes
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Phineas, Quentin, Raekwon, Shelby, and Terrence are each being considered to construct a barn outside of town. Phineas says that he can build the barn in 7 hours, Quentin in 9 hours, Raekwon in 6 hours, Shelby in 4 hours, and Terrence in 10 hours.
If the town council can afford to hire three of the contractors to expedite the project and each contractor works simultaneously at their previously estimated constant rate, select a time that would be closest to the Fastest time possible overall and another value that would be closest to the Fastest time with Terrence, who is likely to be one of the contractor’s hired, since he is the Town President’s cousin. Make only two selections, one in each column.
If the town council can afford to hire three of the contractors to expedite the project and each contractor works simultaneously at their previously estimated constant rate, select a time that would be closest to the Fastest time possible overall and another value that would be closest to the Fastest time with Terrence, who is likely to be one of the contractor’s hired, since he is the Town President’s cousin. Make only two selections, one in each column.
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possible: 1 hour 47 minutes Fastest time
with Terrence: 1 hour 56 minutes
possible: 1 hour 47 minutes Fastest time
with Terrence: 1 hour 56 minutes
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Rate of work (in hours) of:
Phineas - 7
Quentin - 9
Raekwon - 6
Shelby - 4
Terrence - 10
Fastest time possible
Fastest three people are Shelby, Raekwon & Phineas
Let they take k hours to complete the work.
In 1 hour they will do
\(\frac{1}{4}\) + \(\frac{1}{6}\) + \(\frac{1}{7}\) = \(\frac{47}{84}\) of the work = \(\frac{1}{k}\) of the total work
\(\frac{47}{84}\) = \(\frac{1}{k}\)
k = \(\frac{84}{47}\) = 1.78 hours = 107 mins = 1 hour 47 Mins
Fastest time with Terrence
Fastest three people will be Shelby, Raekwon & Terrence
Let they take x hours to complete the work.
In 1 hour they will do
\(\frac{1}{4}\) + \(\frac{1}{6}\) + \(\frac{1}{10}\) = \(\frac{31}{60}\) of the work = \(\frac{1}{x}\) of the total work
\(\frac{31}{60}\) = \(\frac{1}{x}\)
x = \(\frac{60}{31}\) = 1.93 hours = 116.12 mins = 1 hour 56 Mins
1 hour 35 minutes
1 hour 47 minutes - Fastest time possible
1 hour 56 minutes - Fastest time with Terrence
2 hours 2 minutes
5 hours 40 minutes
6 hours 40 minutes
Phineas - 7
Quentin - 9
Raekwon - 6
Shelby - 4
Terrence - 10
Fastest time possible
Fastest three people are Shelby, Raekwon & Phineas
Let they take k hours to complete the work.
In 1 hour they will do
\(\frac{1}{4}\) + \(\frac{1}{6}\) + \(\frac{1}{7}\) = \(\frac{47}{84}\) of the work = \(\frac{1}{k}\) of the total work
\(\frac{47}{84}\) = \(\frac{1}{k}\)
k = \(\frac{84}{47}\) = 1.78 hours = 107 mins = 1 hour 47 Mins
Fastest time with Terrence
Fastest three people will be Shelby, Raekwon & Terrence
Let they take x hours to complete the work.
In 1 hour they will do
\(\frac{1}{4}\) + \(\frac{1}{6}\) + \(\frac{1}{10}\) = \(\frac{31}{60}\) of the work = \(\frac{1}{x}\) of the total work
\(\frac{31}{60}\) = \(\frac{1}{x}\)
x = \(\frac{60}{31}\) = 1.93 hours = 116.12 mins = 1 hour 56 Mins
1 hour 35 minutes
1 hour 47 minutes - Fastest time possible
1 hour 56 minutes - Fastest time with Terrence
2 hours 2 minutes
5 hours 40 minutes
6 hours 40 minutes
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