document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=899831>Question 899831</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A three-person maintenance crew could clean a certain building in 4h,whereas a four-person crew could do the job in 3 h. if one worker of the four person crew was an hour late , how long did the job take ? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #545757 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=545757\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3*4=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*3=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One person does 1/12 an hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In the first hour 3 workers do 3/12=1/4 of the job instead of 4/12 =1/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then 4 workers have to do 12-3=9 worker hours to finish <BR>\n" );
document.write( "9/4=2 1/4 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So they take another 2.25 hours or a total of 3.25 hours </SPAN>\n" );
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