document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=908123>Question 908123</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A can complete a piece of work in 40 days and B in 60 days. A worked alone for 4 days and then B completed work along with c in 36 days. in how many days can C work alone to complete the work ?/ </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "B, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "c, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Fc ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Fc\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, letting c = how many days the same named c needs to do the job alone.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A works alone for 4 day;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Without A, B and c complete the work in 36 days.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F40%2B1%2F60%29%2A4%2B%281%2F60%2B1%2Fc%29%2A36=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F40%2B1%2F60%29%2A4%2B%281%2F60%2B1%2Fc%29%2A36=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This equation uses the uniform rates rule for doing a job or task, refers to the one job counted as 1.  The rule is RT=J using rate time, and job.  The job to be done in the example was split into two parts... one part for 4 days and the other part for 36 days.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the equation for c. </SPAN>\n" );
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