document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=241669>Question 241669</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If Sam can do a job in 4 days that Lisa can do in 6 days and Tom can do in 2 days, how long would the job take if Sam, Lisa, and Tom worked together to complete it? <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 #177044 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=177044\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> they each do a FRACTION of the job, based on their individual times ___ the fractions add to 1 (the WHOLE job)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=combined time\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/4 + x/6 + x/2 = 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiplying by 12 (LCD) ___ 3x + 2x + 6x = 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "11x = 12 ___ x = 12/11 </SPAN>\n" );
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