document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=343335>Question 343335</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It takes a girl 36 minutes to deliver the newspapers on her route; however, if her brother helps, it takes them only 20 minutes. How long would it take her brother to deliver the newspapers by himself? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1/36 of the job she does in 1 minute<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "together they do do in 20 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/20 of the job they do in 1 minute<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/20 -1/36 = (36-20) / 20*36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=16/20*36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=1/45 of the job he does alone<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so he will take 45 minutes to do the job alone. </SPAN>\n" );
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