document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=91870>Question 91870</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0395977258/algebrahomeworkh>algebra and trigonometry</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One person can do a job in 8 hours. A second person can do it in 12 hours. If the first person works 2 hours less than the second, how many hours will it take them working together? PLEASE HELP    </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #66736 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathispowerful><B>mathispowerful(115)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathispowerful><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=66736\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assume it takes them T hours working together.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then in one hour the first person can finish <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "the second person can finish <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in the same one hour\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "working together, the first person will spend T-2 hours, the second person will spend T hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the portion finished by first person is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F8%29%2A%28T-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F8%29%2A%28T-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "the portion finished by second person is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F12%29%2AT ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F12%29%2AT\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "together they finish the whole thing represented by 100% which is 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so we have  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F8%29%2A%28T-2%29+%2B+%281%2F12%29%2AT+=+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F8%29%2A%28T-2%29+%2B+%281%2F12%29%2AT+=+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides by 24 we get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(T-2) + 2T = 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve this equation we get T = 6 hrs. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "( I assume you know how to solve one variable equation)\r<BR>\n" );
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