document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=309963>Question 309963</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi just need some help on these word problems,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "trent can deliver his newspaper in 10 minutes. It takes Lois 40 minutes to do the same route. How long would it take if they worked together?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thnks Kim<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #221712 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=221712\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> trent takes 10 minutes to distribute papers. ( this we consider as 1 job)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so in 60 minutes he can do 6jobs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lois does same job in 40 minutes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 60 minutes he does 60/40 of the job<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=3/2 of the job.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Both together will do 6 + 3/2 jobs in 1 hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 15/2 jobs.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15/2 jobs they do in 1 hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 job they do in how many hours?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/15 hour they take to do one job.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/15 *60 = 8 minutes </SPAN>\n" );
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