document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=601627>Question 601627</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> jim mows a lawn in 5 hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tom mows the same lawn in 7 hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "how long will both of them mow the same lawn? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "tom mows the same lawn in 7 hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "how long will both of them mow the same lawn?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = time (hours) for both<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(1/5 + 1/7) = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply both sides by common denominator of 35:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(7 + 5) = 35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(12) = 35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 35/12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2.9167 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2 hours and 55 minutes<BR>\n" );
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