document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=443762>Question 443762</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It takes Joann 8 hours to do the job alone. Joann and Paulette working together takes 6 hours to do the job. How long will it take Paulette working alone? Give answer in hours and minutes. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "6/8+6/p=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It should be obvious that Paulette isn't much help and takes considerably longer to do the job alone since the time was only shortened by 2 hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/4+6/p=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6/p=1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 hrs=p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "check\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6/8+6/24==1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/4+1/4=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ok<BR>\n" );
document.write( "another way to look at <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Joan does 1/8 of the job every hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so in 6 hours she has done 6/8 of the job<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which leaves 2/8 for Paulette<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[2/8=6/24]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so in 6 hours Paulette has done <BR>\n" );
document.write( "6/p=2/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48=2p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24=p<BR>\n" );
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