document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=905924>Question 905924</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> printing machine A can do printing in 8 hours. With the machine B the same printing would take 12 hours. It was decided that both machines will be used for the printing. However, after a while the machine A broke down. After that it took 6 hours to finish the printing with machine B. How many hours did the machine A print before it broke down? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #549511 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39616)</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=549511\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> RATES JOB/HOUR<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Machine A, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Machine B, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "CombinedAB, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F8%2B1%2F12=3%2F24%2B2%2F24=5%2F24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F8%2B1%2F12=3%2F24%2B2%2F24=5%2F24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "RT=J Uniform Rate rule for doing a job\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The job is split into two time quantities.  The combined machines part for unknown t time and then the machine B part which was 6 hours.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28%285%2F24%29%2At%2B%281%2F12%29%2A6=1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28%285%2F24%29%2At%2B%281%2F12%29%2A6=1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, doing ONE job.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=24%2F%285%2A2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=24%2F%285%2A2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 hours 24 minutes, time that A and B worked together before A quit. </SPAN>\n" );
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