document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=765260>Question 765260</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please.. I need help\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "two people working together can do a job in 6 hours. if one of them works twice as fast as the other. How long would it take the faster person, working alone, to finish the same job? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "together rate::: 1/6 job/hr.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slower person rate: 1/(2x) job/hr.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "faster person rate: 1/x job/hr.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate + rate = together rate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/x + 1/(2x) = 1/6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply thru by 6x:::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 + 3 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 9 hrs (time for the slower person to do the job alone)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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