document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=799691>Question 799691</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ed can do a job in 4 days. When Ed and Maymay work together, it would take them 2 1/3 days. How long would the job take Maymay to do the job alone? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " When Ed and Maymay work together, it would take them 2 1/3 days.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " How long would the job take Maymay to do the job alone?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let m = May^2 time to do the job alone<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let the completed job = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Change 2 1/3 days to 7/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A shared work equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287%2F3%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287%2F3%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287%2F3%29%2Fm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287%2F3%29%2Fm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Which is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F%283m%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F%283m%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 12m, resulting in<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7m + 4(7) = 12m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "28 = 12m - 7m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "28 = 5m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 28/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 5<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > days May^2 alone<BR>\n" );
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