document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=922365>Question 922365</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Cindy and Mary owns a landscaping company. Cindy can complete a certain garden planting in 3 hours, while mary takes 4 hours to complete the same job. If both of them work together, how long will it take to plant the garden? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Cindy rate:: 1/3 job/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mary rate:: 1/4 job/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Together rate:: 1/x job/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate + rate = together rate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/3 + 1/4 = 1/x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x + 3x = 12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7x = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12/7  hrs (time to do the job together)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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