document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=252650>Question 252650</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Working together Deng and Ddolly can sew a set of uniform in 2 hours. If Dolly can do it alone in 5  hours, howw long will it take Deng to do it by herslf?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #184706 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=184706\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=amount of time it takes Deng working alone<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then Deng works at the rate of 1/x uniform/hr\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Deng and Dolly together work at the rate of 1/2 uniform/hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dolly, working alone, works at the rate of 1/5 uniform/hr\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, our equation to solve is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/x + 1/5= 1/2  multiply each term by 10x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10+2x=5x  subtract 2x from each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10+2x-2x=5x-2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3 1/3 hours=10/3 hours----Amount of time needed for Deng to do the job working alone\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CK\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/5 +(1/10/3)=1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/5 +3/10=1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/10+3/10=1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2=1/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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