document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=896951>Question 896951</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> John can finish a job two hours longer than Cris. after working for one hour,Cris joins him and complete the job in 3 more hours. how long would it take john to finish the job if he worked alone? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #543883 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=543883\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = time for Chris to do the job himself alone.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rates of Work For Each Worker:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "John, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%28x%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%28x%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Chris, <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;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "RT=J for Rate, Time, Job.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Account for the 1 job which John and Chris do.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is amount of job John does in 1 hour plus amount of job both John and Crhis do together for 3 hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for x and then evaluate x+2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Begin recognizing the lowest common denominator is x(x+2); and multiply the members by this, and simplify.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve ...<BR>\n" );
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