Problema Solution
It takes joan 7 times longer than jane to file the reports. Together, they can file the reports in 28 mins. How long would it take each woman to file the reports by herself?
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let
'x' represent the amount of time in minutes Jane can file a report
'7x' represents the amount of time in minutes Joan takes to file a report
1/x + 1/(7x) = 1/28
solving for 'x' we find x = 32 min
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32*7 = 224 min = 5 hr 24 min
it takes Jane approximately 32 minutes to file reports by herself.
it takes Joan approximately 224 min or 5 hr and 24 min to file reports by herself.