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document.write( "1/8=coleen's work rate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/9=fran's work rate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x=length of time it would take to finish the job working together<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/x=their work rate<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/8+1/9=1/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9/72+8/72=1/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17/72=1/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=72/17&#8776;4.24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of time it would take to finish the job working together=4.24 hrs </SPAN>\n" );
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