document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1099582>Question 1099582</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jim and Susie both work for a landscaping company. Jim can finish a planting job in 4hours, while it takes Susie 3 hours to finish the same job. if Jim and Susie will work together on the job, and the cost of labor is $55 per hour, what should the labor estimate be? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #714016 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=714016\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jim's rate of working is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[ 1 job ] / [ 4 hrs ]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Susie's rate of working is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[ 1 job ] / [ 3 hrs ]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = time in hrs for them<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to do the job working together.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add their rates of working to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "their rate working together<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1%2F4+%2B+1%2F3+=+1%2Ft+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1%2F4+%2B+1%2F3+=+1%2Ft+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+12t+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+12t+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3t+%2B+4t+=+12+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3t+%2B+4t+=+12+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+7t+=+12+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+7t+=+12+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t+=+12%2F7+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t+=+12%2F7+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[ hrs ] x [ dollars/hr ] = [ estimate in dollars ]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%2812%2F7+%29%2A55+=+94.29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%2812%2F7+%29%2A55+=+94.29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "$94.29 for labor<BR>\n" );
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