document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=329349>Question 329349</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Dave and his son can do a job in 4 1/2 days. After they have worked for 3 days, Dave got sick, and the son finished the task in 6 more days. How many days each is required to do the entire task? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #236041 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=236041\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in the 3 days they worked together , they completed 2/3 of the job (3 / 4 1/2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the son took 6 days to do 1/3 of the job ___ it would take him 18 days to do the job by himself\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in 4 1/2 days , the son does 1/4 of the job (4 1/2 / 18)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so Dave does 3/4 of the job in 4 1/2 days ___ it would take him 6 days to do the job by himself (4 1/2 / 3/4) </SPAN>\n" );
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