document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1127014>Question 1127014</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Adil can do a job alone in 9 days while Babar can do it alone in 15 days Adil works alone on the job for x days after which Babar takes over and finishes the remainder of the job in 10 days find the value of x? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I got lost trying to figure out the solution by the other tutor....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The problem is solved MUCH more easily if you start by figuring out the fraction of the job Babar does.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "He takes 15 days to do the job alone; in the 10 days he worked, the fraction of the job he did was 10/15 = 2/3.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means Adil did 1/3 of the job.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since Adil would take 9 days to do the whole job alone, the number of days he worked to do 1/3 of the job was 9/3 = 3 days.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: Adil worked on the job for 3 days. </SPAN>\n" );
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