document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=602759>Question 602759</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Together, Stanley and Elsie can mow a lawn in 3 hours. It takes elsie 5 hours to mow the lawn alone. How long would it take Stanley working by himself? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Together rate: 1/3 job/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Elsie rate: 1/5 job/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan rate: 1/x job/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate + rate = together rate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/5 + 1/x = 1/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply thru by 15x to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 15 = 5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 7.5 hrs.  (Stan's time to do the job alone)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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