document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=889032>Question 889032</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> shakira can plant a tray of flowers in 16 minutes. Justin bieber can plant a tray in 36 minutes. How long will it take bot of them to plant one tray if they are working together? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1/16 + 1/36 = 1/x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "LCD is 16*36*x = 576x. Multiply everything by the LCD to clear out the fractions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/16 + 1/36 = 1/x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<font color=\"green\">576x*</font>1/16 + <font color=\"green\">576x*</font>1/36 = <font color=\"green\">576x*</font>1/x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "36x + 16x = 576\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "52x = 576\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 576/52\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 11.076923076923 (this is approximate)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It will take roughly <font color=\"red\">11.076923076923 minutes</font> if they worked together </SPAN>\n" );
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