document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=308299>Question 308299</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"it takes 3 hours for two people to complete a particular job working together. If one of them could have completed the job alone in 8 hours, how long would it take the other to complete the job working alone?\" </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "together they do the job in 3 hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so 1/3 of job they do in 1 day\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "one does in 8 hours <BR>\n" );
document.write( "so he does 1/8 of job in 1 hour\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/3 - 1/8 = 5/24 is the job done by the other person\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So for 1 job the second person will take 24/5 hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 4.8 hours </SPAN>\n" );
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