document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=766530>Question 766530</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Cara and Craig working together can weed the garden in 6 hours. Working alone Craig takes 3 times as much as Cara. How long does it take Kara to weed the garden alone </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=amount of time it takes Kara to weed the garden alone<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/x=her work rate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=amount of time it takes Craig to weed the garden alone<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/3x=his work rate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/6=work rate Kara and Craig working together<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sum of individual work rates=work rate working together<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "LCD:6x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6+2=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "amount of time it takes Kara to weed the garden alone=8 hrs </SPAN>\n" );
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