A carpenter worked alone for 1 day on a job that would take him 5 more days to finish. He and another carpenter completed the job in 4 more days. How many days would it have taken the second carpenter to do the complete job working alone? Choices:
A) 4 2/3	B) 7	C) 9	D) 14	E) 24
A carpenter worked only 1 day on something that takes him 5 MORE days.   Means;   Carpenter finishes his work in 6 days.   Let his buddy finish the same task in x days.   Respective rates per day:   1/6 AND 1/x   To complete 1 work:   First guy worked for 5 days @ rate=1/6 per day.   Second one worked for 4 days @ rate=1/x per day   Expression:   Days*Rate=Work   5*1/6+4*1/x=1   5x+24=6x   x=24 days.   Ans:24
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A carpenter worked alone for 1 day on a job that would take him 5 more days to finish. He and another carpenter completed the job in 4 more days. How many days would it have taken the second carpenter to do the complete job working alone?