I always seem to mess time and work problems up. Any insight?
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E,eaakbari wrote:I always seem to mess time and work problems up. Any insight?
Hmmm, yes you definitely make it sound simpler, but that would only be for numbers like 5 and 10 right. Or do you use it for a number like 17 too.harshavardhanc wrote:E,eaakbari wrote:I always seem to mess time and work problems up. Any insight?
I always like to use percentages in these sums/problems. I feel uncomfortable in working with fractions and hence, use percetances instead.
For e.g. if a problem says A can complete work in 10 days. B has twice A's efficiency. In how many days would the work be completed if they work together.
Instead of working with 1/10 and 1/5 , I see work done/day by A as 10% and work done/day by B as 20% and add these two, which gives me 30% of the work done in one day. Therefore, 100% can be completed in 10/3 days
a little practice would make it easier to tackle these problems.
ha ha! you apple-picked the best number in this universe!!eaakbari wrote:Hmmm, yes you definitely make it sound simpler, but that would only be for numbers like 5 and 10 right. Or do you use it for a number like 17 too.harshavardhanc wrote:E,eaakbari wrote:I always seem to mess time and work problems up. Any insight?
I always like to use percentages in these sums/problems. I feel uncomfortable in working with fractions and hence, use percetances instead.
For e.g. if a problem says A can complete work in 10 days. B has twice A's efficiency. In how many days would the work be completed if they work together.
Instead of working with 1/10 and 1/5 , I see work done/day by A as 10% and work done/day by B as 20% and add these two, which gives me 30% of the work done in one day. Therefore, 100% can be completed in 10/3 days
a little practice would make it easier to tackle these problems.
Thanks a bunch
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