document.write( "Question 829334: Bart can peel a batch of 3000 lbs of apples in 12 hours with an old machine, while Mona can do the same job in 8 hrs using the new machine. If Bart starts peeling at 8am and Mona joins him at 9am then at what time will they finish the batch working together. So far I have 1/t1+1/t2=1/t3 so that is 1/12+1/8=1/x
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\n" ); document.write( "Bart can peel a batch of 3000 lbs of apples in 12 hours with an old machine, while Mona can do the same job in 8 hrs using the new machine. If Bart starts peeling at 8am and Mona joins him at 9am then at what time will they finish the batch working together. So far I have 1/t1+1/t2=1/t3 so that is 1/12+1/8=1/x
\n" ); document.write( "2x+3x=24
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\n" ); document.write( "x=4 but I am clueless as to what I am supposed to do with the extra hour Bart has?

You need to realize that Bart can do the job in 12 hours, or , of job in 1 hour
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document.write( "Therefore, in 1 hour (8:00 AM - 9:00 AM), he has completed  of the job, which leaves  to be completed
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document.write( "by he and Mona.\r
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document.write( "Working together to complete the  remaining work, you should get 4.4 hours, or  hours, or 4 hours, 24 minutes,
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document.write( "after both start (9:00 AM), which makes the end-time: , or 
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