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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

It takes two gardeners 8 days to mow a lawn.

One is lazy and one is energetic.

The energetic one would only take 12 days to mow it on his own.

How many days would the lazy gardener take to mow the lawn on his own?

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By *ulieAndBeefCouple
over a year ago

Manchester-ish

24 days?

This hurt my head. And I like maths

J

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By *ittlebirdWoman
over a year ago

The Big Smoke

48 days

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By *omCoyoteMan
over a year ago

Bessacarr

The lazy gardener would take twice as long as the energetic one - 24 days; but that's not taking account of the grass growing in the meantime!

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

The lazy gardener would never complete the job.

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By *rsMistyPeaksWoman
over a year ago

Essex

36 days

Or he just wouldn’t bother doing it at all

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By *obilebottomMan
over a year ago

All over


"24 days?

This hurt my head. And I like maths

J"

I agree. Lazy one seems to work at 50% compared to tge energetic. Therefore should take teice as long as the energetic one took so 2x12 = 24. Let's see if we are right.

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By *ny1localMan
over a year ago

READING

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By *ulieAndBeefCouple
over a year ago

Manchester-ish

Apparently it's easy. According to the inbox person who hasn't publicly posted.

J

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

24

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

96 days?

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By *aissez-faireMan
over a year ago

Right behind you…. Boo

Hold on. We are talking about mowing a lawn in days? Do they not have a winston? That’s what my kids named my ride on mower.

Is this a question from the 70’s when all they had were the push powered mowers. Also (bare with me), when was the lawn last mowed, by whom and how long did it take?

Thank you for your question. It was very thought provoking.

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By *ermite12ukMan
over a year ago

Solihull and Brentwood

Agreeing with MrsMistyPeaks, with 36.

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By *anted by NightMan
over a year ago

Shangri-La


"It takes two gardeners 8 days to mow a lawn.

One is lazy and one is energetic.

The energetic one would only take 12 days to mow it on his own.

How many days would the lazy gardener take to mow the lawn on his own?"

He’ll finish in 1 day.

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By *heVonMatterhornsCouple
over a year ago

Lincoln

Depends. Is the lazy one getting distracted, watching the energetic one ploughing the hot housewife?

LvM

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By *antasy Explorers 1313Couple
over a year ago

A place where others reside (West Oxfordshire)

Definitely 24

Energetic one can do it in 12 days, meaning he cuts 33.3 every 4 days.

In 8 days he would cut 66.6% of the grass, leaving 33.3% for the lazy one.

Double the effort meaning the lazy one would take 24 days.

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By *orny-DJMan
over a year ago

Leigh-on-Sea

If it would take the ebergetic gardener 12 days to do it on his own, but only 8 with the assistance of the lazy gardener, then the lazy gardener has effectively contributed one third toward the process, so I would suggest it would take the lazy gardener three times as long as the other and so my answer is 36 days

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By *orny-DJMan
over a year ago

Leigh-on-Sea


"Definitely 24

Energetic one can do it in 12 days, meaning he cuts 33.3 every 4 days.

In 8 days he would cut 66.6% of the grass, leaving 33.3% for the lazy one.

Double the effort meaning the lazy one would take 24 days."

Though I can not fault the logic here

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By *dam_TinaCouple
over a year ago

Hampshire

£400

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By *antasy Explorers 1313Couple
over a year ago

A place where others reside (West Oxfordshire)


"If it would take the ebergetic gardener 12 days to do it on his own, but only 8 with the assistance of the lazy gardener, then the lazy gardener has effectively contributed one third toward the process, so I would suggest it would take the lazy gardener three times as long as the other and so my answer is 36 days"

You're spot on with the 1/3rd but you have to remember he contributed 1/3rd in eight days not 12 days. So it's 8 x 3, not 12 x 3

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By *obilebottomMan
over a year ago

All over

Has anyone comfirmed the correct answer yet?

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Answer: The lazy gardener would purchase a goat to take care of the lawn

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By *uke_silverMan
over a year ago

London


"Has anyone comfirmed the correct answer yet? "

It is 24 and explained in other comments. A general explanation I like is to consider the work done by both in 1 day:

1/X + 1/12 = 1/8

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