document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=929078>Question 929078</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It takes an older computer 4 times as long to send out a company’s email as it does a newer computer. Working together, it takes the two computers <BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 minutes to send out the email. How long will it take the newer computer to send out the email on its own? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "10 minutes to send out the email. How long will it take the newer computer to send out the email on its own?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Together rate = 1/10 job/min<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Older computer rate = 1/(4x) job/min<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Newer computer rate = 1/x job/min<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate + rate = together rate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/x + 1/4x = 1/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply thru by 20x to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20 + 5 = 2x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12.5 minutes (time for the newer computer to do the job)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x = 50 minutes (time for the older computer to do the job)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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