document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=514762>Question 514762</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The big man could do 1/3 of a job in 4 hours. The little man could do 1/2 of the job in 2 hours. If the little man needed to complete 30 jobs and worked for 2 hours alone and then was joined by the big man, how long did it take both of them to finish the remaining jobs? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #343564 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=343564\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The big man can do 1/3 of a job in 4 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To do 3 times this amount of work, takes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "him 3 times as long<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So to do <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3%2A%281%2F3%29+=+1+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3%2A%281%2F3%29+=+1+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > job takes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4%2A3+=+12+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4%2A3+=+12+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The little man can do 1/2 a job in 2 hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and also <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2%2A%281%2F2%29+=+1+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2%2A%281%2F2%29+=+1+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > job in 4 hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So there is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+30+-+1%2F2+=+29.5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+30+-+1%2F2+=+29.5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > jobs left to do<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now the big man joins him<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add their rates of working to get their rate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "working together<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+12x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+12x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+%2B+3x+=+354+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+%2B+3x+=+354+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4x+=+354+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4x+=+354+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+=+88.5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+=+88.5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "It takes them 88 and 1/2 hrs to finish the jobs <BR>\n" );
document.write( "working together </SPAN>\n" );
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