document.write( "Question 1070207: Michael and John work together building houses. Michael's crew can build a house in 8 days, while John's crew can finish the same house in 10 days. How long would it take both crews if the worked together? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Michael's crew makes  of the job per day.\r\n" );
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document.write( "John's crew makes  of the job per day.\r\n" );
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document.write( "When the two crews work together, they make  =  =  of the work per day.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence,\r\n" );
document.write( " it will take  =   days for the two crews to complete the job.\r\n" );
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