document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=718228>Question 718228</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me to form an equation for this problem. Here is the problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I work in retail I can inventory and shelve a UPS shipment in 2 hours. My co-worker usually takes 3 hours. What fraction of the job can the the two of us do in 1 hour working together.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "time = 2 hrs/job ; rate = 1/2 job/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Co DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time = 3 hrs/job ; rate  1/3 job/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/2) + (1/3) = 5/6 job/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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