document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=89862>Question 89862</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One grocery clerk can stock a shelf in 30 minutes, wheras a second clerk requires 45 minutes to do the same job. If the two clerks worked together, how many minutes would it take to stock the shelf?\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 #65230 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><B>funmath(2933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><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=65230\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One grocery clerk can stock a shelf in 30 minutes, wheras a second clerk requires 45 minutes to do the same job. If the two clerks worked together, how many minutes would it take to stock the shelf?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First clerk's work rate: 1/30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second clerk's work rate: 1/45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=the amount of time they can do it together.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Together the work rate: 1/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F30%2B1%2F45=1%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F30%2B1%2F45=1%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  the LCD is:90x  Multiply both sides of the equal sign by that and clear your fractions.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It would take the two 18 minutes to do it together.<BR>\n" );
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