document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=829321>Question 829321</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A father can do a job in certain number of days. His son takes twice as long to do the job. Working togather, they can do the job in 6 hours. How many hours does it take father to do the job? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #499782 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</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=499782\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Father rate, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Son rate, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%282x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%282x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Together, job needs 6 hours, which means the rate when Father and son together, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Fx%2B1%2F%282x%29=1%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Fx%2B1%2F%282x%29=1%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and you can find BOTH rates when you know x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for x. </SPAN>\n" );
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