document.write( "Question 429935: to do a job alone, it would take dan 6 hours, fran 2 hours, stan 3 hours. how long would it take to dot he job if they all worked together? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x represent time it would take to do the job if they all worked together
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document.write( "Question states***Per hour the Equalizer
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document.write( " 1/6 + 1/2 + 1/3 = 1/x    
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document.write( "Solving for x 
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document.write( "  x + 3x + 2x = 6    | multiplying thru by 6x so as all denominators= 1 
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document.write( "      6x = 6
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document.write( "       x = 1hr, time it would take to do the job if they all worked together\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( "   1/6 + 3/6 + 2/6 = 1 \n" );
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