document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=765575>Question 765575</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if it takes one guy 6 hours to fix a bike and it takes another guy 8 hours, and the 6 hour guy worked on a bike for 2 hours, how long would it take the 8 hour guy to finish the job </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "work rate of 1st guy=1/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "work rate of 2nd guy=1/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x=time for 8-hr guy to finish the job<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4(x+2)+6=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+8+6=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time for 8-hr guy to finish the job=2.5 hrs </SPAN>\n" );
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