document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=9809>Question 9809</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3. Candy and Tim share a paper route. It takes Candy 70 minutes to deliver all the papers, whereas Tim takes 80 minutes. How long does it take them when they work together? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = time it takes them to do the paper route together.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that in 1 minute, together they can do <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Fx+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Fx+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of the paper route.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In 1 minute working alone, Candy can do 1/70th of the route, and in 1 minute working alone, Tim can do 1/80th of the route.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation is that the part Candy can do in 1 minute + the part that time can do in 1 minute = the part they can do together in 1 minute:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The LCD is 560x, so multiply both sides of the equation by 560x:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15x+=+560 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15x+=+560\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+560%2F15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+560%2F15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= 37.3  minutes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC </SPAN>\n" );
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