Two Electricians Are Assigned Work on a Remote-Control Wiring Job $1 /2$

question 38

Short Answer

Two electricians are assigned work on a remote-control wiring job. One electrician works 7 hours each day, and the other electrician works 1 $1 /2$
hours each day. If they both work for 5 days, how many times longer does the first electrician work than the second electrician?

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Definitions:

Eardrum

The taut membrane that transmits the vibrations caused by sound waves from the auditory canal to the ossicles in the middle ear.

Neural Activity

The electrical and chemical processes occurring within neurons that enable brain function, including thought, sensation, and movement.

Cochlea

A spiral-shaped cavity in the inner ear that contains the organ of Corti, responsible for converting sound vibrations into nerve impulses.

Auditory Ossicles

The three bones of the middle ear that transmit the vibrations of the eardrum to the oval window.