document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=156968>Question 156968</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the problem. Frank can type a report in 3 hours and James takes 4 hours. How long will it take the two of them typing together? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #115733 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gonzo><B>gonzo(654)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gonzo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=115733\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> frank takes 3 hours to do 1 report.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "james takes 4 hours to do 1 report.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "common denonimator is 12 hours, so .........<BR>\n" );
document.write( "frank takes 12 hours to do 4 reports.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "james takes 12 hours to do 3 reports.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in that same amount of time they both do a total of 7 reports.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "take the report and divide it into 7 parts.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "give frank 4 of them and give james 3 of them.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if frank can do 1 report in 3 hours, then frank will take 4/7 * 3 hours to do 4/7 of a report.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if james can do 1 report in 4 hours, then james will take 3/7 * 4 hours to do 3/7 of a report.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4/7 * 3 = 1.714 hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/7 * 4 = 1.714 hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "working together with frank doing 4/7 of the report and james doing 3/7 of the report, they will take 1.714 hours to finish the report.  that is roughly one hour and 43 minutes. </SPAN>\n" );
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