document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1040415>Question 1040415</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> john can load his truck with peaches in 18 hours. his friend, peter, takes twice as long to load johns truck with peaches. how long will it take them working together to load the truck with peaches </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #655213 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><B>jorel555(1290)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><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=655213\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If john can load his truck in 18 hours, then he loads 1/18 of his truck per hour. Peter loads 1/36 truck per hour. So:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n/18+n/36=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2n+n=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Working together, they can load the truck in 12 hours &#9786;&#9786;&#9786; </SPAN>\n" );
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