document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=230488>Question 230488</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A can do a piece of work in 36 days, B in 54 days and C in 72 days. All of them began together but A left 8 days and B left 12 days before the completion of the work. How many days in all did C put in till the entire work was finished? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #170668 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=170668\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A can do a piece of work in 36 days,--------A's rate is 1/36 job/day<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B in 54 days -------------------------------B's rate is 1/54 job/day<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C in 72 days.-------------------------------C's rate is 1/72 job/day<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "All of them began together but A left 8 days and B left 12 days before the completion of the work. How many days in all did C put in till the entire work was finished?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x be the number of days required to do the job:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-8)(1/36)+(x-12)(1/54)+x(1/72) = 1 job<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'll let you solve that for \"x\" which is how many days C worked.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. <BR>\n" );
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