document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1025653>Question 1025653</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> zoe can rake her yard in 4 hours. stan can do the same job in only 3 hours. how long would it take zoe and stand to rake the yard if they worked together? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "zoe rate:: 1/4 job/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "stan rate:: 1/3 job/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "together rate:: 1/x job/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate + rate = together rate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/4 + 1/3 = 1/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 4x = 4*3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12/7 = 1.71 hrs = 1hr 0.71*60 min = 1hr 42sec (time to do the job together)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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