document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=412931>Question 412931</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Marissa can arrange the card catalog of the library in 8 days. The assistant take 12 days to do it. If they work together, what part of the card catalog is arranged after 4 days?<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 #289944 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=289944\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Marissa ----- 8 days<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so she does 1/8 of the job in 1 day<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "assistant ----- 12 days<BR>\n" );
document.write( "she does 1/12 of the job in 1 day.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "together they do 1/8 + 1/12 of the job in 1 day<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=5/24 of the job in 1 day.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so in 4 days they will do <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*5/24 of the job<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 5/6 of the job in 4 days. </SPAN>\n" );
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