document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=531323>Question 531323</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An apprentice carpenter can complete a job in 8 hours.  After he has been working on the job for 1 hour, he is joined by a master carpenter and the two finish the job in 2 more hours.  How long could it take the master carpenter alone to finish the entire job? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x=hrs master carpenter alone can finish the entire job<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/x=his work rate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/8 = work rate of apprentice<BR>\n" );
document.write( "work done = work rate*hours worked<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/8*(1)+1/x*(2)=100% of job=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/8+2/x=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/x=1-1/8=7/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=16/7 hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ans:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Master carpenter alone can finish the entire job in 16/7 hrs </SPAN>\n" );
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