document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=946901>Question 946901</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the time for two people working together to complete half a task if it takes them 7 hours and 8 hours to complete the entire task working individually. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let t = time for two people to complete half the task<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the completed task = 1, then half the task = .5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = .5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply equation by 56, cancel the denominators<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8t + 7t = .5(56)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15t = 28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 28/15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 1.867 hrs to do half the task </SPAN>\n" );
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