document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=768485>Question 768485</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help I don't know how to set up an equation to solve this problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Brian takes 2 hours longer to complete a job than Shane. If they can complete the job together in 5 hours, find how long it takes each person to complete the job alone.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/x+1/(x+2)=x ??? this is what I tried <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #468307 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39623)</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=468307\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Uniform Rates job-completion problem,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = time for Shane to do one job; his rate is 1/x jobs per hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then 2+x = time in hours for Brian to do the same job; which is 1/(x+2) job per hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "THEY work together for 5 hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let h = 5 hours.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note, the description of the problem implied that Brian and Shane worked together and did ONE job.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the fundamental concept of rate.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(jobs/time)=(jobs)/(time)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r=j%2Ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r=j%2Ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >__________ r is rate, j is amount of jobs, t is time.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "USE THE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPT OF UNIFORM RATE:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That IS {rate}*{time}={job}.  Their rates are additive while they work together.  They do ONE job, shown as 1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SYMBOLIC SOLUTION PROCESS:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Just substitute 5 for h, and solve the equation for x.  Tell if you have trouble with doing this.  Most of the analyzing and solution process is to obtain the equation highlighted. </SPAN>\n" );
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