Asked by julie
Assuming she worked at a constant rate, how many rows had been completed before Elena started working?
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I don't have the rest of the problem — only the answer choices. Could you paste the full problem (numbers, who else was working, times or rates given, total rows, etc.)?
If you want the general method in the meantime: let N = total rows, let r1 = rate of the person who started earlier, r2 = Elena's rate, and let t1 = time the first person worked alone before Elena started, t2 = time they worked together. Then
- rows done before Elena started = r1 * t1 (this is what you want),
- remaining rows = N − r1*t1 = (r1 + r2) * t2.
From those two equations you can solve for r1*t1:
r1*t1 = N − (r1 + r2)*t2.
If you give the numeric values for N, r1, r2, t2 (or equivalent data), I’ll compute which choice is correct.
If you want the general method in the meantime: let N = total rows, let r1 = rate of the person who started earlier, r2 = Elena's rate, and let t1 = time the first person worked alone before Elena started, t2 = time they worked together. Then
- rows done before Elena started = r1 * t1 (this is what you want),
- remaining rows = N − r1*t1 = (r1 + r2) * t2.
From those two equations you can solve for r1*t1:
r1*t1 = N − (r1 + r2)*t2.
If you give the numeric values for N, r1, r2, t2 (or equivalent data), I’ll compute which choice is correct.
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