document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=829894>Question 829894</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A woman can do a certain job in 5 hours. Her daughter can do it in 7 hours. After the woman and her daughter have been working for an hour, the woman's husband joined them. The three completed the job in 4 more hours. How long would it take the husband to finish the same job alone?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #500221 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</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=500221\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> These are their rates in jobs per hour:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Woman, 1/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Daughter, 1/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Husband, 1/x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Uniform rates problems are as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=R%2At=j ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"R%2At=j\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >:   Rate, time, job.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 hour woman & daughter together.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 hours woman & daughter & husband.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28%281%2F5%2B1%2F7%29%2A1%2B%281%2F5%2B1%2F7%2B1%2Fx%29%2A4=1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28%281%2F5%2B1%2F7%29%2A1%2B%281%2F5%2B1%2F7%2B1%2Fx%29%2A4=1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ----- that is the equation in raw form for the one job to become done.  Solve for x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To begin solving that equation, multiply left and right members by the simplest common denominator, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=37x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"37x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  This will clear the fractions.  You do the rest. </SPAN>\n" );
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