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Help With These Word Problems by dauddy97(m): 11:16pm On Jan 01, 2020
Question 1-

WW+JJ+AA=WJA . Solve for W, J, and A. The values must be positive integers and different from each other.

Question 2

There are two researchers who need to build a research report. Together, the two researchers can create a report in four days. One researcher can build the report by herself in six days. How long would it take the other researcher to build the report by himself, assuming all speeds and lengths of reports are consistent?

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Question 3

There is a desert that is growing due to climate change. Every year, the desert doubles in size. If it takes 48 years for the desert to cover the entire country, how long would it take for the desert to cover half of the country?

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Re: Help With These Word Problems by Nobody: 11:31pm On Jan 01, 2020
dauddy97:
Question 1-

WW+JJ+AA=WJA . Solve for W, J, and A. The values must be positive integers and different from each other.

Question 2

There are two researchers who need to build a research report. Together, the two researchers can create a report in four days. One researcher can build the report by herself in six days. How long would it take the other researcher to build the report by himself, assuming all speeds and lengths of reports are consistent?


Thanks and God bless.
Question 1:
A two digit number is basically 10*Tens Digit + Unit Digit, therefore
WW = 10W + W = 11W
doing the same for others
WW + JJ + AA = 11W + 11J + 11A
A three digit number is 100*hundreds digit + 10* tens digit + unit digit
Therefore
WJA = 100W + 10J + A
finally
11W + 11J + 11A = 100W + 10J + A
moving like terms
10A + J = 89W
Keeping in mind that 1 <= W,J,A <=9
Setting W as 1 we get A as 8 and J as 9
W=1
J=9
A=8

Question 2
Combined rate = 4 days
R1 = 6days
R2 = x days
1/(1/x + 1/6) = 4
1/x = 1/4 - 1/6 = 1/12
X = Researcher 2 = 12 days

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Re: Help With These Word Problems by dauddy97(m): 5:28am On Jan 02, 2020
user4321:

Question 1:
A two digit number is basically 10*Tens Digit + Unit Digit, therefore
WW = 10W + W = 11W
doing the same for others
WW + JJ + AA = 11W + 11J + 11A
A three digit number is 100*hundreds digit + 10* tens digit + unit digit
Therefore
WJA = 100W + 10J + A
finally
11W + 11J + 11A = 100W + 10J + A
moving like terms
10A + J = 89W
Keeping in mind that 1 <= W,J,A <=9
Setting W as 1 we get A as 8 and J as 9
W=1
J=9
A=8

Question 2
Combined rate = 4 days
R1 = 6days
R2 = x days
1/(1/x + 1/6) = 4
1/x = 1/4 - 1/6 = 1/12
X = Researcher 2 = 12 days
Thanks, the second solution. It will take Research2 12 days to build a report that toke research1 6days.



Another Question-
There is a desert that is growing due to climate change. Every year, the desert doubles in size. If it takes 48 years for the desert to cover the entire country, how long would it take for the desert to cover half of the country?

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Re: Help With These Word Problems by Nobody: 5:54am On Jan 02, 2020
dauddy97:
Thanks, the second solution. It will take Research2 12 days to build a report that toke research1 6days.



Another Question-
There is a desert that is growing due to climate change. Every year, the desert doubles in size. If it takes 48 years for the desert to cover the entire country, how long would it take for the desert to cover half of the country?
47 years

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Re: Help With These Word Problems by dauddy97(m): 9:38am On Jan 02, 2020
user4321:

47 years
Thanks so much. you are such a wonderful genius. can u pls explain how u got the 47year. Thought, it's very correct. I just want to know the workings.
Re: Help With These Word Problems by Nobody: 11:26am On Jan 02, 2020
dauddy97:
Thanks so much. you are such a wonderful genius. can u pls explain how u got the 47year. Thought, it's very correct. I just want to know the workings.
If the desert doubles in size then the size at any point 2n * X , where X is the starting area of the desert. The total area can be given as A.
Therefore 248 = A
Half of A = A/2 = (248)/2 =
(248-1) = 247
Therefore n' = 47 years

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Re: Help With These Word Problems by Harbidexy5(m): 12:09pm On Jan 02, 2020
Don't reason too far...
Calm urself and say to urself *this is very simple*
Since for evry 1 year increment,the size double...
Meaning that for every 1 year decrement the size half.
The latter applies here..
From the whole desert back to half the desert it takes just a year decrement.
(48-1)
47yrs...
The above is called analytical solution.
Tho..you can use different numerical approaches
Re: Help With These Word Problems by Harbidexy5(m): 12:22pm On Jan 02, 2020
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Re: Help With These Word Problems by Harbidexy5(m): 12:23pm On Jan 02, 2020
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Re: Help With These Word Problems by dauddy97(m): 2:25pm On Jan 02, 2020
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