document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=440460>Question 440460</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It takes Joe 2 hours longer than Bill to load a truck. If they load it together, they can do it in 10 hours. How long should it take Bill to do it alone?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I need to describe the variable, variable phrases, write the equation, and solve. Thank you so much. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #304262 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rwm><B>rwm(914)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rwm><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=304262\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bill can do it in x hours alone<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Joe can do it in x+2 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bill does 1/x of the job every hour and 10/x in 10 hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Joe does 1/(x+2) of the job in one hour and 10/(x+2) in 10 hrs.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "together they do one job in 10 hrs.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This tells that each of them takes more than 10 hrs alone.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10/x+10/(x+2)=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "about 19 hrs for Bill and about 21 hrs for Joe.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10/19 +10/21=1\r<BR>\n" );
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