document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=294873>Question 294873</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> plz help to solve this problem;Jim and Carry can do a piece of work in 8 days and 16 days respectively. They start working together, but Jim quits 6 days before the job is done. In what time is the job completed? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply by 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+x=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=16/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Together they can do the job in 16/3  or 5 1/3 days<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is something wrong. Jim the faster worker quit the day before they started.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So it will take Carry 16 days to do the job.<BR>\n" );
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