document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=372451>Question 372451</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One grocery clerk can stock a shelf in 35 min. A second clerk requires 40 min to stock the same shelf. How long would it take to stock the shelf if the two clerks worked together? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #265291 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=265291\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> one clerk 35 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "other clerk 40 minutes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "first clerk 1/35 of the job in 1 minute<BR>\n" );
document.write( "second clerk 1/40 of the job in 1 minute<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "together they do 1/35   + 1/40 of the job in 1 minute<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=(40+35)/40*35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=75/1400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=3/56 of the job in 1 minute<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so they will take 56/3 = 18.66 hours together.<BR>\n" );
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