document.write( "Question 210858: It usually takes Eva 3 hours longer to do the monthly payroll than it takes Cindy. They start working on it together at 9.00 AM and at 5.00 PM they have 90% of it done. If Eva took s 2 hour lunch break while Cindy had none, then how much longer will it take for them to finish the payroll working together? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #159295 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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(Cindt's rate) + (Eva's rate) = Rate working together
\n" ); document.write( "actually they worked together for 6 of the 8 hours
\n" ); document.write( "and Cindy worked 2 hours alone
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"t\"= hours it takes Cindy to finish 1 payroll
\n" ); document.write( "\"t+%2B+3\"= hours for Eva to finish 1 payroll
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"p\"= fraction of payroll completed in 6 hours
\n" ); document.write( "with both working together
\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2Ft+%2B+1%2F%28t%2B3%29+=+p%2F6\"
\n" ); document.write( "And Cindy working alone for 2 hours:
\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2Ft+=+%28.9+-+p%29%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\".9+-+p+=+2%2Ft\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-p+=+2%2Ft+-+.9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"p+=+.9+-+2%2Ft\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2Ft+%2B+1%2F%28t%2B3%29+=+.9%2F6+-+2%2F%286t%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by \"6t%2A%28t%2B3%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"6%2A%28t%2B3%29+%2B+6t+=+.15%2A6t%2A%28t%2B3%29+-+2%2A%28t%2B3%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"8%2A%28t%2B3%29+%2B+6t+=+.15%2A6t%2A%28t%2B3%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"8t+%2B+24+%2B+6t+=+.15%2A6t%2A%28t%2B3%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"14t+=+.9t%5E2+%2B+2.7t+-+24\"
\n" ); document.write( "\".9t%5E2+-+11.3t+-+24+=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"9t%5E2+-+113t+-+240+=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "Use quadratic equation
\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a+=+9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b+=+-113\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"c+=+-240\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%28-%28-113%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-113%29%5E2-4%2A9%2A%28-240%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A9%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%28113+%2B-+sqrt%28+12769+%2B+8640+%29%29%2F18+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%28113+%2B-+sqrt%28+21409+%29%29%2F18+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%28113+%2B-+146.32%29%2F18+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+14.4\" hrs
\n" ); document.write( "They have 10% of the job left
\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2Ft+%2B+1%28t%2B3%29+=+.1%2FT\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2F14.4+%2B+1%2F17.4+=+.1%2FT\"
\n" ); document.write( "\".0694+%2B+.0575+=+.1%2FT\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"T+=+.1%2F.12687\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"T+=+.788\"hrs
\n" ); document.write( "It will take them about 47.3 min to finish the job
\n" ); document.write( "(Unless I goofed)
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