document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=808432>Question 808432</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ben and Jerry want to make some ice cream. Ben can pick the strawberry field by <BR>\n" );
document.write( "himself in 8 hours but doesn't show up until an hour after Jerry starts picking. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "They both then work and finish picking the field in another two hours. If Ben <BR>\n" );
document.write( "had not shown up and Jerry had to instead work by himself, how long would it <BR>\n" );
document.write( "have taken him to pick the field?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "my work:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "using a table...ben's rate = 1/8, his time is 3 hours?, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jerry's rate is 1/x and his time is 2 hours? (working together)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "help! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #487625 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=487625\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You have the hours backwards.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jerry worked 3 hours and Ben 2 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ben showed up late after Jerry had started<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ben worked for 2 hours at the rate of 1/8 each hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/8=1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so Ben did 1/4 of the job in 2 hours and Jerry did 3/4 of the job in 3 hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "He did 1/4 of the job each hour\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/j+2/b=1-1/j<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/j+2/8=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/j=3/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=4 hours alone\r<BR>\n" );
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