document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=275932>Question 275932</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> DON CLEAN THE HOUSE IN 3 HOURS. LISA CLEANED IT IN 8 HOURS. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE THEM TO CLEAN THE HOUSE TOGETHER? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE THEM TO CLEAN THE HOUSE TOGETHER?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let t = time required working together<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the completed job = 1 (a clean house)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Each will do a fraction of the job, the two fractions add up to 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply the equation by 24 to clear the denominators, results<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8t + 3t = 24(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11t = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24%2F11%7D%7D%0D%0At+=+2%7B%7B%7B2%2F11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24%2F11%7D%7D%0D%0At+=+2%7B%7B%7B2%2F11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 hrs + (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >*60) ~ 11 min </SPAN>\n" );
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