document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=762348>Question 762348</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A can complite a task in  4 days,B can do the same in 5 days and C in 6 days.If they start working together and A becomes sick at second day and stopped working then how many days B and C will required to complite the task?? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #463873 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=463873\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your description is a little unclear, \"at second day\" when A quits.  Assuming A quits AT THE END OF SECOND DAY, the situation goes like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rates as tasks per day<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A:  1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B:  1/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C:  1/6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Amount of task completed by end of two days:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F4%2B1%2F5%2B1%2F6%29%2A2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F4%2B1%2F5%2B1%2F6%29%2A2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Amount of task for B and C to do:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1-%281%2F4%2B1%2F5%2B1%2F6%29%2A2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1-%281%2F4%2B1%2F5%2B1%2F6%29%2A2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The task rate for B and C together is (1/5+1/6) tasks per day.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using Rate*Time=Tasks, we can find the unknown number of days for B and C to finish the remaining amount of task.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That uses d = the number of days for B and C to do the remaining task portion.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(Leaving the rest of symbolic steps to solve for d, to you). </SPAN>\n" );
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