document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=14242>Question 14242</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> alan can word process a research paper in 6 hours.  with steve's help, the paper can be processed in 4 hours.  find how long it takes steve to word process the paper alone. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #7128 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=7128\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If Alan do the entire research paper 6 hours, then he can do 1/6 of the job in 1 hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If Alan & Steve together can do the research paper in 4 hours, then they can do 1/4 of the job in 1 hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find out how much of the job Steve can do by himself in 1 hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Steve+Alan - Alan = Steve.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4+-+1%2F6+=+1%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4+-+1%2F6+=+1%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  This means that Steve can do 1/12 of the job in 1 hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So it will take Steve 12 hours to do the entire job.  </SPAN>\n" );
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