document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=887320>Question 887320</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Using his riding lawnmower, John can mow a baseball field in two hours. John’s son, Logan, using a <BR>\n" );
document.write( "smaller lawnmower, can mow the same field in five hours. How long would it take them to mow the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "baseball field working together? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "smaller lawnmower, can mow the same field in five hours. How long would it take them to mow the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "baseball field working together?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=time it would take them to mow the baseball field working together?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2=John's work rate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/5=son's work rate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/x=work rate working together<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sum of indv. work rates=work rate working together<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7/10=1/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=10/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How long would it take them to mow the baseball field working together? 10/7 hrs </SPAN>\n" );
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