document.write( "Question 825103: A carpenter can build 15 toolsheds three times as fast as his apprentice. Working together,they can build the sheds in 57 hours. How long would it take each of then working alone to build the sheds?
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 15/t
\n" ); document.write( "y = 15/3t
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\n" ); document.write( "x + y = 15/57
\n" ); document.write( "15/t + 5/t = 15/57
\n" ); document.write( "20/t = 15/57
\n" ); document.write( "t = 20*(57/15)
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\n" ); document.write( "x = boss = 76 hr
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