document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=293069>Question 293069</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Candy and Tom share a paper route.  It takes Candy 70 minutes to deliver all the papers, and it takes Tom 80 minutes. How long does it take when they work together? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Candy's rate:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 route per 70 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tom's rate:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 route per 80 minutes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = time it takes if they work together<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(1/70 + 1/80) = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiplying both sides by 5600:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(80 + 70) = 5600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(150) = 5600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5600/150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 37.33 minutes </SPAN>\n" );
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