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document.write( "Look at how much each does per hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jim does 1/3 of the job per hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Robert does 1/5 per hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add those for the total per hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Invert it to get hours per job.\r<BR>\n" );
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