if 50 apprentices can finish a job in 4 hours , and 30 journeymen can finish the same job in 7 hours , how much of the job should be completed by 10 apprentices and 15 journeymen in one hour ?
"50 apprentices can finish the job in 4 hours , thus : 10 apprentices can finish the job in 4 * 5 = 20 hours ; in 1 hour 10 apprentices can finish 1 / 20 of the job . 30 journeymen can finish the same job in 4,5 hours , thus : 15 journeymen can finish the job in 7 * 2 = 14 hours ; in 1 hour 15 journeymen can finish 1 / 14 of the job . therefore , in 1 hour 10 apprentices and 15 journeymen can finish 1 / 20 + 1 / 14 = 17 / 140 of the job . answer : a"
add(divide(const_1, divide(multiply(50, 4), 10)), divide(const_1, divide(multiply(30, 7), 15)))