document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=621276>Question 621276</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Printing Press A starts working on a job at 8:00 am. Working alone, press A would take 24 hours to do the job. At 9:30 am, press B also begins to run the same job as A. Press B is twice as fast as press A. What time will the job be completed? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #390672 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=390672\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How much of the job did press A get done in 1.5 hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "from 8 AM to 9:30 AM?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A's rate is ( 1 job ) / ( 24 hrs )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 1.5 hrs:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%281%2F24%29%2A1.5+=+.0625+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%281%2F24%29%2A1.5+=+.0625+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > job/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now both A and B work on job<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1+-+.0625+=+.9375+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1+-+.0625+=+.9375+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "of the job left to do.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B's rate is ( 1 job ) / ( 12 hrs )<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+24t+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+24t+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t+%2B+2t+=+22.5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t+%2B+2t+=+22.5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3t+=+22.5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3t+=+22.5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t+=+7.5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t+=+7.5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 7.5 hrs after B starts, the job is done<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9:30 + 7.5 = 5 PM job is done<BR>\n" );
document.write( "check answer:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1%2F24+%2B+1%2F12++=+.9375+%2F+7.5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1%2F24+%2B+1%2F12++=+.9375+%2F+7.5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1%2F24+%2B+2%2F24+=+.125+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1%2F24+%2B+2%2F24+=+.125+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1%2F8+=+.125+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1%2F8+=+.125+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.125+=+.125+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.125+=+.125+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "OK </SPAN>\n" );
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