document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=908967>Question 908967</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A computer encoder A can finish a job in as many days as encoder B. Encoder C can finish the same job in 2 days less than encoder B. Together, the three encoders worked for 2 days; after which encoder, A and B got sick and were forced to stop working leaving encoder C alone to finish the job in three more days. Find the rate of each encoder. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #551456 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=551456\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a=b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=b-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/a+2/b+2/c+3/c=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/b+2/b+2/(b-2)+3/(b-2)=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4/b+5/(b-2)=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*(b-2)+5*b/(b*(b-2))=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*b-8+5*b=b^2-2b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9b-8=b^2-2b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b^2-11b+8=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=10.217,   b=10.217,   c=8.21699<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/10.217+2/10.217+2/8.21699+3/8.21699=1<BR>\n" );
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