document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=940919>Question 940919</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I don't really understand word problems like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Kate could do 10 jobs in 20 minutes and Ethan could do 15 jobs in 35 minutes. How long would it take both Kate and Ethan to do 30 jobs?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if Kate could do <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > jobs in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > minutes, then she could do at the rate  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+10jobs%2F20min=%281%2F2%29%28job%2Fmin%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+10jobs%2F20min=%281%2F2%29%28job%2Fmin%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and if Ethan could do <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > jobs in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=35 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"35\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > minutes, he could do  at the rate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+15jobs%2F35min=%283%2F7%29%28job%2Fmin%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+15jobs%2F35min=%283%2F7%29%28job%2Fmin%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=amount of time it takes them to do jobs working together.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Together, they could do jobs at the rate of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2%2B3%2F7=7%2F14%2B6%2F14=13%2F14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2%2B3%2F7=7%2F14%2B6%2F14=13%2F14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our equation to solve is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13t=420+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13t=420+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=420%2F13+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=420%2F13+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=32.31min+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=32.31min+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=32min+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=32min+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >seconds would take both Kate and Ethan to do <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > jobs\r<BR>\n" );
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