document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=314417>Question 314417</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jack mows the lawn in 3 hours.  Jane mows the same yard in 4 hours.  If they worked together how much time would it take them to mow the yard? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #224792 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=224792\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = time it takes them to mow the yard working together.  This means that in 1 hour, Jack can mow 1/3 of the yard, Jane can mow 1/4 of the yard, and working together, they can do 1/x of the yard.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation is<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The LCD is 12x, so multiply both sides of the equation by 12x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=12%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=12%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours (a little less than 2 hours working together.\r<BR>\n" );
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