document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=454796>Question 454796</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This word problem is under a section of my homework called slove the equation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The word problem is: A town's old street sweeper can clean the streets in 60 hours. The new street sweeper can clean the streets in 20 hours. How long would it take the old sweeper and the new sweeper to clean the streets together?\r<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 #312395 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=312395\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A town's old street sweeper can clean the streets in 60 hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " The new street sweeper can clean the streets in 20 hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " How long would it take the old sweeper and the new sweeper to clean the streets together? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let t = time required when sweeping together, (assume each had his own broom)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let completed job = 1 (All the streets swept)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%2F60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%2F60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%2F20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%2F20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 60, to clear the denominators<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t + 3t = 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=60%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"60%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 15 hrs sweeping together </SPAN>\n" );
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