document.write( "Question 527381: Two men can do a piece of work in 8 hours. If one man can do it alone in 14 hours, how long would it take the other man to do the work alone? \n" ); document.write( "

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Let $\"h\"$ = hours for other man to do work alone
\n" ); document.write( "Add their rates of working to get their
\n" ); document.write( "rate working together
\n" ); document.write( "1st man does ( 1 job ) / ( 14 hrs )
\n" ); document.write( "2nd man does ( 1 job ) / ( h hrs )
\n" ); document.write( "working together they do ( 1 job ) / ( 8 hrs )
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+1%2F14+%2B+1%2Fh+=+1%2F8+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by $\"+56h+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+4h+%2B+56+=+7h+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+3h+=+56+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+h+=+18.667+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "It will take the other man 18 and 2/3 hours
\n" ); document.write( "working alone, which is 18 hrs and 40 min
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