1.) It takes max three times as long as Felix to complete the same job. When the men work together, they can complete the job in 9 hours. how many hours are required for max to do the job alone?
Let the portion of the job that Felix can complete in one hour = 1/x
Let the portion of the job that Max can complete in one hour = 1 / [3x]
So..... rate * time = potion of job done....so
Portion that Felix can do in 9 hours + portion that Max can do in 9 hrs = 1 job done
(1/x) (9) + ( 1 / [3x] ) (9) = 1
9/x + 3/x = 1
12/x = 1
x = 12 means that Felix can complete the whole job in 12 hours working alone
So..Max can complete the job in 3(12) = 36 hours working alone
