document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=763951>Question 763951</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If Tom can do a job in 2 hours and Jerry can do the same job in 3 hours, how long will it take them to do the job together?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is less than 1.5, however, you can't combine the times and average, would it make more sense to convert them into fractions?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help?  Hate word problems, and it's been 36 years since I've taken an algebra course. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #465131 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=465131\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> With work problems, you must add their<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RATES of working to get their RATE of working together<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Tom's rate: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "( 1 job ) / ( 2 hrs )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jerry's rate:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "( 1 job ) / ( 3 hrs )<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = the time in hrs for them <BR>\n" );
document.write( "to finish the job working together<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This rate is ( 1 job ) / ( t hrs )<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1%2F2+%2B+1%2F3+=+1%2Ft+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1%2F2+%2B+1%2F3+=+1%2Ft+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+6t+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+6t+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3t+%2B+2t+=+6+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3t+%2B+2t+=+6+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+5t+=+6+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+5t+=+6+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t+=+1.2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t+=+1.2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Every work problem is set up like this,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "they will just be asking for different things\r<BR>\n" );
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