document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=194236>Question 194236</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a mason can build a wall in 6 hours less than an apprentice.  working together they can build a wall in 4 hours.  how long would it take the apprentice working alone?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so far i have 1/x + 1/x-6 = 1/4.  i think my next step is the find the lcm/lcd but that is where i am having problems. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "you don't need a lcm/lcd<BR>\n" );
document.write( "just multiplying by the individual denominators will clear the fractions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiplying by 4(x)(x-6)  ___ 4(x-6) + 4x = x(x-6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x - 24 + 4x = x^2 - 6x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtracting 8x-24 ___ 0 = x^2 - 14x + 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "factoring ___ 0 = (x-2)(x-12)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 2 and x = 12 ___ from the statement of the problem, 2 is not realistic </SPAN>\n" );
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