document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1040806>Question 1040806</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> John can finish a paper route in 5 hours, and Andrew can finish the same paper route in  7 hours. If they work together,how long would it take them to finish the paper route?<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 #655727 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=655727\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in one hour, John does 1/5 of the route and Andrew does 1/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Together, they do 1/x of the whole route, x being unknown.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/5)+(1/7)=(1/x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply everything by 35x, the common denominator<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x+5x+35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x=35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=35/12 or 2 11/12 hours, or 2h55m </SPAN>\n" );
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