document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=394140>Question 394140</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> john and charles are linemen. John can string 10 miles of line in 3 days, while together they can string it in 1 day. how long would it take charles alone to string the same line?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #279753 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=279753\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=amount of time it takes Charles alone to string the same line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then Charles works at the rate of 1/x of the line per day<BR>\n" );
document.write( "John can string 1/3 of the line per day<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Together John and Charles can string 1/x + 1/3 of the line per day<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But we are told that together they can do the job in 1 day, so:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/x + 1/3 =1  multiply each term by 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3+x=3x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1.5 days<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CK\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/(3/2) +1/3=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/3+1/3=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1=1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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