Need help with several problems

[Meggieski]

Ramn,

How did you come up with that answer using algebra? I was able to find E with plugging in some numbers, but cannot figure out how you ended with 5/8.

Maybe I'm just not seeing it the right way.

Thanks!

[RamN]

Originally Posted by Meggieski

Ramn,

How did you come up with that answer using algebra? I was able to find E with plugging in some numbers, but cannot figure out how you ended with 5/8.

Maybe I'm just not seeing it the right way.

Thanks!

Meggieski,

I have derived a value for Y in terms of X.....

X be total number of boxes loaded by day workers and Y be total number of boxes loaded by night workers

per night worker no. of boxes = 3/4 per day worker no. of boxes
no. of night worker = 4/5 no. day workers

X + Y = total boxes loaded

will be a multiplicative form of above...

8/5X = Total (1 + 3/5 = 8/5)

Answer = 1/(8/5) = 5/8