Assistant

The Assistant rewrote 15% of the entire manuscript in 12 hours. How many hours must he still write to rewrite the rest of the manuscript?

Final Answer:

x =  68 h

Step-by-step explanation:

r=15%=10015=203=0.15  r (x+12)=12 0.15 (x+12)=12  0.15x=10.2  x=0.1510.2=68  x=68=68 h



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