document.write( "Question 1052907: A AND B WORKING TOGETHER TAKE 8 AND 18 LESS DAYS THAN A ALONE AND B ALONE RESPECTIVELY TO DO A WORK. THE NUMBER OF DAYS TAKEN BY A AND B WORKING TOGETHER TO DO THE WORK IS? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "A AND B WORKING TOGETHER TAKE 8 AND 18 LESS DAYS THAN A ALONE AND B ALONE RESPECTIVELY TO DO A WORK.
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document.write( "Let x = THE NUMBER OF DAYS TAKEN BY A AND B WORKING TOGETHER TO DO THE WORK.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The the number of days for A to do the job working alone is (x+8), and \r\n" );
document.write( "    the number of days for B to do the job working alone is (x+18).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the standard equation for joint work is\r\n" );
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document.write( " = .\r\n" );
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document.write( "To solve it, multiply everything by x*(x+8)*(x+18). You will get\r\n" );
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document.write( "x*(x+18) + x*(x+8) = (x+8)*(x+18).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify:\r\n" );
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document.write( " = ,  or\r\n" );
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document.write( " = 144.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, x =  = 12.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer.  12 days.\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "    - Using Fractions to solve word problems on joint work,\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "    - Selected joint-work word problems from the archive \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Read them and become an expert in solving joint-work problems.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Also, you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I in this site\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The referred lessons are the part of this textbook under the topic \"Rate of work and joint work problems\" of the section \"Word problems\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "As a concluding remark, ignore writing by the other tutor, named \"josgarithmetic\".
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