document.write( "Question 715146: Danielle can harvest a field in 16 hours. Kathryn can harvest the same field in 12 hours. Find how long it would take them if they worked together. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let the answer be x.  That is, it would take them x hours if they worked together. \r\n" );
document.write( "So their harvesting rate is 1 field per x hours,  or .\r\n" );
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document.write( "So Danielle's harvesting rate is 1 field per 16 hours,  or .\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "Find how long it would take them if they worked together.
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document.write( "Multiply that equation through by the LCD = 48x  and solve for x and you'll \r\n" );
document.write( "get  or  hours.\r\n" );
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