document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=642858>Question 642858</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a farmer can plow a certain field three times as fast as his son. working together it will take them 6 hours to plow the field. how long would it take for his son to plow the field alone? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #404251 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><B>htmentor(1343)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><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=htmentor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=404251\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The son can plow x fields per hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The father can plow 3x fields per hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Working together, they can plow x + 3x = 1/6 fields/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 1/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1/24 fields/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the son would take 24 hours to plow the field alone<BR>\n" );
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