document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=963127>Question 963127</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A girl can rake the entire yard in 8 hours. When a boy does it alone, it takes him 9 hours. How long would it take them to rake the yard together? Round to the nearest minute. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "In 1 hour she can rake 1/8th of the yard.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When a boy does it alone, it takes him 9 hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 1 hour he can rake 1/9th of the yard.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When they work together in 1 hour they can rake (1/8+1/9) of the yard.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 1 hour they can rake 17/72 of the yard.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total time taken=72/17hours=254 minutes(approx.) </SPAN>\n" );
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