document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=631889>Question 631889</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> it takes 8 hours to dig a hole. it would take you and another person 5 hours to dig that same hole together. if the other person were to dig himself it would take how many hours? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #397868 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=397868\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hole digging is a one person job. Two people can't fit in the hole without getting in each other's way.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5/8+5/x=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5/x=3/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40=3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40/3=x\r<BR>\n" );
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