document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1015101>Question 1015101</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3 men can do a job for 12 days. If 2 of the men work twice faster than the 3rd, how long would it take one of the faster men to do the job? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #631408 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39632)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=631408\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let r be the slow man rate and then 2r is the fast man rate.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You have one slow man and two fast men, and combined, this group rate is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%2B2r%2B2r=5r ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%2B2r%2B2r=5r\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The group of men can do 1 job in 12 days;<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r=1%2F60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r=1%2F60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, meaning the slow man does 1 job in 60 days.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Either of the FASTER men will simply need HALF those number of days for the 1 job, meaning  30 days. </SPAN>\n" );
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