document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=851090>Question 851090</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two workers a and b together could finish the work in 8 days.they worked together for six days and a left the work.the remaining work was completed by b alone in 6 days.how many days would each take? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #512560 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=512560\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rate of a is 1/x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rate of b is 1/y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Agents working simultaneously do so at a rate the sum of their individual rates.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The rest of the solution is not shown, so you can solve the two simultaneous equations.  Very important is to understand the concept of uniform rates, and to analyze the problem and develop the equations shown. </SPAN>\n" );
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