document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=896878>Question 896878</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Alfred, Mindy, and Casey can mow their lawn in 60 minutes if they work together. If it takes Alfred twice as long as Mindy and Casey 10 minutes more than Mindy, how long would it take each to mow the lawn alone? (Round answers to nearest whole minute.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried organizing the information in a chart and in the time column I have Alfred-2m, Mindy-m, Casey-m+10, and together 60m. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #543825 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39800)</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=543825\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Try assigning a variable to one of the times for one of the workers to do 1 lawn-mow job.  Mindy seems to be best for this time variable assignment.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Alfred, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%282x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%282x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mindy,  <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;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Casey, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%28x%2B10%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%28x%2B10%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The time unit for x is MINUTES.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The three working all at once do the job in 60 minutes, is the sum of their individual rates.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Just a bit of algebra to solve for x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note very carefully, the simplest common denominator is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=60%2Ax%2A%28x%2B10%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"60%2Ax%2A%28x%2B10%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Be sure you know why, and how. </SPAN>\n" );
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