document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=919252>Question 919252</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, I need help on my word problem homework. Would someone kindly help me please.Please show me the steps on how to solve the problem as well. Thank you.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Working together, two people can cut a lawn in 4 hours. One person can do the job alone in 1 hour less than the other. How long would it take the faster person to do the job?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "MY TEACHER SAID THE ANSWER IS 7.5 HOURS.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Would you please show me how he got the answer. Than you.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #557599 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=557599\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Uniform Rates for Job or Task,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RT=J, rate time job.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "RATES:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x be the time for the slower person alone to do 1 job.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Fast Person, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%28x-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%28x-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slow Person, <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;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Combined Fast and Slow Persons, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%28x-1%29%2B1%2Fx=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%28x-1%29%2B1%2Fx=1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When you reach that far, you just need to solve for x, because you have the combined rate equation; the combined rate value is given in the problem description, so the sum of the rates of the two people are their combined rate working together.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note, the question essentially asks for x-1; which you find after first solving for x.  </SPAN>\n" );
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