Which of the following statements is correct for a 60% learning rate? Every time our experience doubles, the time required is cut in half. Every time our experience doubles, the time required doubles. We save 60% of the time required every time our experience doubles. Every time our experience doubles, we save 40% of the time required. When 60% of the time required passes, our experience has doubled.

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Which of the following statements is correct for a 60% learning rate?

Every time our experience doubles, the time required is cut in half.
Every time our experience doubles, the time required doubles.
We save 60% of the time required every time our experience doubles.
Every time our experience doubles, we save 40% of the time required.
When 60% of the time required passes, our experience has doubled.
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A learning curve is based on the idea that the time required to complete a task decreases as the workers gain experience. In other words, the time and cost of performing a task decrease at a constant rate when the output gets doubled. 

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