document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=478478>Question 478478</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man and a woman working together can sow a field in 20/9 days. The man alone can do it in 4 days. How much time would the woman working alone take to sow the field? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Together rate: (9/20) job/day<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Man rate: 1/4 job/day<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Woman rate: 1/x job/day<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate + rate = together rate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/x + 1/4 = 9/20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20 + 5x = 9x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5 days-----(time needed by the woman to do the job alone)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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