document.write( "Question 868908: A gardener can mow a lawn, working alone,in 42 minutes, whereas it takes an assistant 57 minutes to mow the same amount of lawn by himself. The gardener and the assistant worked together mowing for 14 minutes and then the gardener stopped. How long will it take the assistant to finish mowing the lawn? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "G, \"1%2F42\" jobs per minute
\n" ); document.write( "A, \"1%2F57\" jobs per minute
\n" ); document.write( "A and G together, \"1%2F42%2B1%2F57=20%2F%283%2A7%2A19%29\" jobs per minute; LCD used was \"2%2A3%2A7%2A19\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let t = minutes for assistant to finish after both worked 14 minutes together.
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight_green%28%2820%2F%283%2A7%2A19%29%29%2A14%2B%281%2F57%29%2At=1%29\".
\n" ); document.write( "Solve for t.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by 3*7*19.
\n" ); document.write( "\"20%2A14%2B7t=3%2A7%2A19\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"7t=3%2A7%2A19-20%2A14\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"7t=119\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28t=17%29\"
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