document.write( "Question 663548: It takes my Father 3 hours to plow the our cornfield with his new tractor. Using the old tractor it takes me 5 hours. If we both plow for 1 hour befire I go to shcool.how long will it take him to finish \n" ); document.write( "
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It takes my Father 3 hours to plow the our cornfield with his new tractor.
\n" ); document.write( " Using the old tractor it takes me 5 hours.
\n" ); document.write( " If we both plow for 1 hour before I go to school,how long will it take him to finish
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\n" ); document.write( "let t = time Dad plows after he goes to school
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\n" ); document.write( "Let the completed job = 1; (a plowed field)
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\n" ); document.write( "A shared work equation
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%28t%2B1%29%29%2F3\" + \"1%2F5\" = 1
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply by 15, results
\n" ); document.write( "5(t+1) + 3 = 15
\n" ); document.write( "5t + 5 + 3 = 15
\n" ); document.write( "5t = 15 - 8
\n" ); document.write( "t = \"7%2F5\"
\n" ); document.write( "t = 1.4 hrs or 1 + .4(60) = 1 hr 24 more minutes to finish
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