document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=725110>Question 725110</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A carpenter can complete a job in 5 hours. After working on the job for 2 hours, an assistant helped finish the job. Together they completed the job in 1 hour. How long might it take the assistant , working alone, to complete a job similar to this one? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " After working on the job for 2 hours, an assistant helped finish the job.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Together they completed the job in 1 hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " How long might it take the assistant, working alone, to complete a job similar to this one?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let a = time required by the assistant working alone<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let the completed job = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The carpenter worked a total 3 hrs, the assistant for 1 hr,<BR>\n" );
document.write( " a shared work equation<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Fa ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Fa\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 5a, results:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a + 5(1) = 5a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 = 5a - 3a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 = 2a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 5/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 2.5 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1 </SPAN>\n" );
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