It takes an apprentice four times as long as the experienced plumber to replace the pipes under an old house. If it takes them 9 hours when they work together, how long would it take the apprentice alone?

It takes an apprentice four times as long as the experienced plumber to replace the pipes under an old house. It takes them 14 hours when they work together.

Step-by-step explanation:

5/(4x) = 1/14

x = 35/2

The plumber takes x = 35/2 hours to replace the pipes alone.

The apprentice takes 4x = 70 hours to replace the pipes alone.

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