document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1022954>Question 1022954</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A does 7/10 of a piece of work in 14 days. He then calls B, and they finish the work in 2 days. How long would B take to do the work by himself? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "In our problem, A completes 7/10 of the job in 14 days.  That means he could do it all in 20 days.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Our t in the set up is 2 days, and the 1 job in the set up is only 3/10 job here.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So our equation looks like this<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and when you work that out you find<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = 10 days </SPAN>\n" );
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