document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=84672>Question 84672</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'M HORRIBLE WITH WORD PROBLEMS AND THIS SEEMS SO SIMPLE, YET IT HURTS MY BRAIN. PLEASE HELP ME!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It takes Eric twice as long as Allen to plant a field of corn. When they worked together, it took five hours. How long would it have taken each of them working alone?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #60995 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=dolly><B>dolly(163)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=dolly><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=60995\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the time taken by Allen to plant a field of corn = x hrs\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then time taken by Eric = 2x hrs\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Quantity planted by Allen in 1 hr = 1/x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Quantity planted by Eric in 1 hr = 1/2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Quantity planted by both in 1 hr = 1/x + 1/2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                                 = 3/2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But given they work together and finish in 5 hrs\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==>      3/2x = 1/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 2x = 15 [multiplying both sides by LCD = 10x]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> x = 15/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " ==> x = 7 1/2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus time taken by Allen to plant a field of corn = 7 1/2 hrs\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "time taken by Eric to plant a field of corn = 2x = 15 hrs\r<BR>\n" );
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