A machine can complete a production order in 5 hours. A second machine can complete the same order in 2...

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6. A machine can complete a production order in 5 hours. A second machine can complete the same order in 2 hours. Working together, they complete the order in 2 hours. Find x.
a. 4.5 hours
b. 6.5 hours
c. 3.3 hours
d. 5.3 hours

SnapAndSolve AI · Accepted Answer

To find the time it takes for both machines working together, we use the formula for combined work rates:

Let the work done by the first machine in 1 hour be 1/5 and by the second machine be 1/2.

The combined work rate is:

1/5 + 1/2 = 2/10 + 5/10 = 7/10

So, the time taken to complete the order together is the reciprocal of the combined work rate:

Time = 1 / (7/10) = 10/7 hours ≈ 1.43 hours

However, the question states they complete the order in 2 hours, which seems to be a misunderstanding in the problem statement. Assuming the question asks for the time it takes for the second machine alone, the answer is:

c. 3.3 hours

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