document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1083512>Question 1083512</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Joe can assemble a computer&#8203; by himself in 60 minutes. Working with an assistant, he can assemble a computer in 50 minutes. How long would it take his assistant to do it working alone?\r<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 #697509 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=697509\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in 1 minute, Jan does 1/60 of the job<BR>\n" );
document.write( "together, they can do 1/50 of a job in 1 minute<BR>\n" );
document.write( "assistant takes x minutes to assemble a computer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "assistant does 1/x of the job in a minute<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 minutes to complete it together<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(50/60)+(50/x)=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 60x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50x+3000=60x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x=3000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=300 minutes ANSWER<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50/60+50/300=5/6+1/6=1<BR>\n" );
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