document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1086596>Question 1086596</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A company has two large computers. The slower computer can send all the company's email in 30 minutes. The faster computer can complete the same job in 10 minutes. If both computers are working together, how long will it take them to do the job?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The individual rates of the computers are <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of the job per minute.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Their combined rate of work is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F30+%2B+1%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F30+%2B+1%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F30+%2B+3%2F30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F30+%2B+3%2F30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of the job per minute.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, it will take <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=30%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"30%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 7.5 minutes to complete the job working together.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is typical joint work problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There is a wide variety of similar solved joint-work problems with detailed explanations in this site. See the lessons\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Rate-of-work-word-problems/Word-problems-WORKING-TOGETHER-by-Fractions.lesson>Using Fractions to solve word problems on joint work</A> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Rate-of-work-word-problems/Solving-more-complicated-word-problems-on-joint-work.lesson>Solving more complicated word problems on joint work</A> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Rate-of-work-word-problems/Selected-problems-from-the-archive-on-joint-work-word-problems.lesson>Selected joint-work word problems from the archive</A> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Read them and get be trained in solving joint-work problems.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I in this site\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/quadratic/lessons/ALGEBRA-I-YOUR-ONLINE-TEXTBOOK.lesson>ALGEBRA-I - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK</A>.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The referred lessons are the part of this textbook under the topic \"<U>Rate of work and joint work problems</U>\" of the section \"<U>Word problems</U>\".\r<BR>\n" );
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