document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=625675>Question 625675</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I apologize if this is the wrong topic selection for my question. It was the best I could find. If I should ask elsewhere, could you tell me which topic I should choose?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My question is: 'Person A can complete a job in four hours. Person b can complete the job in 6 hours. Working at the same rate, How many hours will it take both of them to complete the job?'\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't believe it is as easy as just adding the two together. Is it just finding the mean of the two working times; (6 hours + 4 hours)/2  ?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Person A can complete work in 1 hour = 1/4 part\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Person B can complete work in 1 hour = 1/6 part\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total work that can be done in 1 hour if both work together = 1/4 +1/6 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                                                            = 5/12  part.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Time required to complete the work = 12/5 hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "By formula u can solve in this way  :  A*B/ (A+B)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 4*6 /(4+6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 24/10  = 12/5 hours. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope it will help u to understand the solution.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Feel free to ask if any doubt...\r<BR>\n" );
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