document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=514510>Question 514510</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Applications of proportions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Gus works twice as fast as sid. Together they can dig a garden in 4 hr. How long would it takes each person working alone. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Sid time = 2x hr/job ; rate = 1/(2x) job/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Gus time = x hr/job  ; rate = 1/x job/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Together time = 4 hr/job ; rate = 1/4 job/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate + rate = together rate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/(2x) + 1/x = 1/4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply thru by 4x to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 + 4 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6 hrs (time for Gus to do the job)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 12 hrs (time for Sid to do the job)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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