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document.write( "sam 4 days  so he does 1/4 of the job in 1 day\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lisa 6 days so she can do 1/6 of the job in 1 day\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Tom 2 days so he can do 1/2 job in 1 day\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "All three can do 1/4 + 1/6 + 1/2 job in 1 day<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/12+2/12 +6/12 = 11/12 of the job in 1 day\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so to do 1 job they take 12/11 days\r<BR>\n" );
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