document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=723708>Question 723708</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jake can unload a delivery truck in 40 minutes, and Jennie can unload the same truck in 60 minute. How long would it take Jake and Jennie to unload the truck together? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Jake's rate plus Jennie's rate is equal to the sum of their rates working together.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The job is \"unload the truck\".  Jake goes at 1/40  jobs per minute and Jennie goes at 1/60 jobs per minute.  If Jake and Jennie both work at this task at the same time, their combined rate is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F40%2B1%2F60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F40%2B1%2F60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > jobs per minute.  Basic arithmetic will render the value.  If you want how many minutes per job, then find the reciprocal. </SPAN>\n" );
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