document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=850604>Question 850604</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> my question is a word problem that I can't solve which is this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jack usually mows his lawn in 7 hours.Marilyn can mow the same yard in 5 hours. How much time would it take for them to mow the lawn together?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There's a couple ways to set up this, here's one way: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "t/7 +t/5 = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply by 35 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5t + 7t = 35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12t = 35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t= 35/12 or 2.9 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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