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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Together, Carmen Molini and Jay McCarroll can prepare a catered dinner in 20 hours. Working alone, Carmen can do the job 5 hours faster than Jay. Find the time that each person takes to prepare a catered dinner. Round to the nearest tenth </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #125628 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=125628\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> together, each person does some fraction of the whole job, based on their individual times\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=Carmen's time, so x+5=Jay's time\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtracting 40x+100 __ 0=x^2-35x-100 __ use quadratic formula to find x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X=37.7 </SPAN>\n" );
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