Work time

Josef would do the work himself in 5 hours. Josef and Michael would do the work together in 3.5 hours. Determine how long it would take Michael to do the job independently.

Final Answer:

x =  11.6667 h

Step-by-step explanation:

5x+1=3x.5  x/5+1=x/3.5  0.428571x=5  x=0.428571435=11.66666667  x=33511.666667=11.6667 h



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