document.write( "Question 467979: Rate of work problems: I have no experience with them and I was given the below problem without any explanation from my professor.
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document.write( "Let x represent long it will take them to wash one car together
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document.write( "Question states*** Per hour the Equalizer
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document.write( " 1/1 + 1/2 = 1/x    |Multiplying thru by 2x so as all denominators = 1
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document.write( "  2x + 1x =  2
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document.write( "     3x = 2
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document.write( "      x = 2/3 hr OR 40min\r
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