document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=881575>Question 881575</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3 men and 6 women finish a job in 9 days while 2 men and 8 women finish it in 12 days.in hie many days will 12 women working alone will finish the same job </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #532311 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=532311\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y = man rate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = woman rate\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3y%2A9%2B6x%2A9=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3y%2A9%2B6x%2A9=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the first combination described<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2y%2A12%2B8x%2A12=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2y%2A12%2B8x%2A12=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the second combination described<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First combination,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substitute into second combination,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%281%2F9%2A42%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%281%2F9%2A42%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=1%2F378%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=1%2F378%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, meaning one woman does 1 job in 378 days working alone.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Man rate: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%281-54x%29%2F27 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%281-54x%29%2F27\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%281-1%2F7%29%2F27=%287%2F7-1%2F7%29%2F27 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%281-1%2F7%29%2F27=%287%2F7-1%2F7%29%2F27\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=6%2F%287%2A27%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=6%2F%287%2A27%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=2%2F63%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=2%2F63%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the one man rate, two jobs in 63 days working alone.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To answer the question, the expression for 12 women doing the one job will be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let t = time in days;<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for t. </SPAN>\n" );
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