document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=156655>Question 156655</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An application of rational function is T=(AB)/(A+B) Which gives the time T dictates for 2 workers to complete a particular task where A+B represent the time it would take for each individual worker to complete the identical task. Then how long is would take together.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "My personal example:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                      It takes me 3.5 hours in 1 day to do my weekly house      cleaning chores.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                      It takes my mother 4-5 hrs a day for 4 days to do her <BR>\n" );
document.write( "                           housecleaning chores for the week.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I need the solution to be showed, and I need you to explain it to me please. Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "My personal example:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It takes me 3.5 hours in 1 day to do my weekly house cleaning chores.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It takes my mother 4-5 hrs a day for 4 days to do her <BR>\n" );
document.write( "housecleaning chores for the week.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "T=(AB)/(A+B)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 3.5 hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = 5 hrs (Note: You can't say \"4 to 5\"; you must select a number)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then T = [3.5*5] / [3.5 + 5] <BR>\n" );
document.write( "T = 17.5/8.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T = 2.05.. hrs.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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