document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=227840>Question 227840</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How long will it take Jones and Smith, together to plow a field which Jones can plow alone in 5 days and Smith alone in 8 days? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #169255 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=169255\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If Jones can plow the field in 5 days, then he can plow 1/5 of the field in 1 day.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If Smith can plow the field in 8 days, then he can plow 1/8 of the field in 1 day.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So together, they can plow (1/5 + 1/8 = 13/40) of the field in 1 day.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Which means that they can plow the entire field in 40/13 days.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40/13 = 3.077 days </SPAN>\n" );
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