Intermediate Algebra (8th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134178967
Author: John Tobey Jr., Jeffrey Slater, Jamie Blair, Jenny Crawford
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6.5, Problem 47E
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To calculate: The time it would take the experienced employee and the new employee to plow the parking lots together when one of Matt’s experienced employees can plow several parking lots in 6 hours. He hired a dependable employee, but this person has no experience. Matt estimates it would take the new employee 9 hours to plough the same parking lots.
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Intermediate Algebra (8th Edition)
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