document.write( "Question 193360: Jeff takes 5 hr longer to build a fence than it takes Bill. When they work together, it takes them 6 hours. How long would it take Bill to do the job alone? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Working together, they can do the job in 6 hours which means that they can do

of the job in 1 hour. Let x represent the number of hours it would take Bill to do the entire job by himself. Then he can do

of the job in one hour. Likewise, Jeff can do

of the job in one hour, and together they can do

of the job in 1 hour.\r
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