document.write( "Question 834844: it takes two people working together 12 minutes to file a report. one works six times faster than the other. how long will it take each person to file the report separately? \n" ); document.write( "
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it takes two people working together 12 minutes to file a report. one works six times faster than the other. how long will it take each person to file the report separately?
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\n" ); document.write( "Together rate:: 1/12 job/min
\n" ); document.write( "One worker rate: 1/x job/min
\n" ); document.write( "Other worker rate: 1/6x job/min
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation:
\n" ); document.write( "rate + rate = together rate
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\n" ); document.write( "1/x + 1/(6x) = 1/12
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\n" ); document.write( "Multiply thru by 12x to get::
\n" ); document.write( "12 + 2 = x
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 14 minutes (time for one worker to do the job alone)
\n" ); document.write( "6x = 84 minutes (time for the other)
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