document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=877387>Question 877387</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2 men and 3 boys can do a piece of work in 10 days while 3 men and 2 boys can do the same work in 8 days. In how many days can 2 men and 1 boys do the work? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #529314 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39621)</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=529314\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let m = rate of work for 1 man and b = rate of work for 1 boy.  Call one piece of work, 1 job.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The rate of any two agents working simultaneously are simply combined as addition.  The \"while\" is the comparison operation for equality.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The description is numerically transcribed as:<BR>\n" );
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