document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1090886>Question 1090886</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Allison does a route in 60 minutes; with her assistant working with her, the route is done in 40 minutes. How long would it take the assistant to do the route by herself?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " How long would it take the assistant to do the route by herself?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let t = time required by the assistant working alone<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let the completed job = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A typical shared work equation <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each does a fraction of the job; the two fractions add up to 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40%2F60%7B ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40%2F60%7B\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40%2Ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40%2Ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply equation by 60t, cancel the denominators<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40t + 60(40) = 60t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40t + 2400 = 60t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2400 = 60t + 40t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2400 = 20t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 2400/20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 120 min, the assistant alone<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Just looking at it you can see Al did 2/3 and Assistant did 1/3 </SPAN>\n" );
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