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document.write( "Let  \"r\"  be the Bailey's rate of work.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then  Andrew's  rate of work  is 4r,  according to the condition.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the combined rate ow work is 5r,  and the problem says that\r\n" );
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document.write( "    5r9 = 1   (they make the job in 9 days working together).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence,  r = ,   which means that Bailey makes the job in 45 days.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It implies that Andrew makes the job in   days.\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "There is a wide variety of similar solved joint-work problems with detailed explanations in this site. See the lessons\r
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