document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=888482>Question 888482</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Mary and Carol are doing a month project. Carol can do work twice as fast as Mary. If they work together they can finish the project in 4 hours. hOW WOULD YOU Reprsent the amount of work that mary can finish in 1 hour? how about the amount of work that carol finish in 1 hour? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #537406 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=LinnW><B>LinnW(1048)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=LinnW><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=LinnW><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=537406\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Set C = Carol's rate in projects per hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    M = Mary's rate is projects per hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*( combined rates for Carol and Mary ) = 1 project completion<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 4(C+M) = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since Carol's rate is 2 times Mary's rate we can rewrite the above<BR>\n" );
document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%282M+%2B+M%29+=+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%282M+%2B+M%29+=+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where C = 2M<BR>\n" );
document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8M+%2B+4M+=+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8M+%2B+4M+=+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12M+=+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12M+=+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide each side by 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( " M = 1/12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mary's rate is 1/12 project per hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "She can complete 1/12 of the project in one hour.<BR>\n" );
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