document.write( "Question 600021: Javier takes three times as long to do a job as Luis does. Suppose t represents the time it takes Luis to do the job. Then 3t represents the time it takes Javier. How long does it take Javier if Luis takes (a) 30sec? (b) 90 sec? (c) 2 min?. I need help \n" ); document.write( "
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Luis's rate of working is
\n" ); document.write( "( 1 job ) / ( t sec )
\n" ); document.write( "Javier's rate of working is
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\n" ); document.write( "(a)
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t=+30+\" sec
\n" ); document.write( "Javier takes
\n" ); document.write( "\"+3t+=+3%2A30+\" sec
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\n" ); document.write( "(b)
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+90+\" sec
\n" ); document.write( "Javier takes
\n" ); document.write( "\"+3t+=+3%2A90+\" sec
\n" ); document.write( "\"+3t+=+3%2A90+\" sec
\n" ); document.write( "\"+3t+=+270+\" sec
\n" ); document.write( "\"+270%2F60+=+4.5+\" min
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\n" ); document.write( "(c)
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+2+\" min
\n" ); document.write( "Javier takes
\n" ); document.write( "\"+3t+=+3%2A2+\" min
\n" ); document.write( "\"+3t+=+6+\" min
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