document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1138740>Question 1138740</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Chef Craig can decorate a dozen cupcakes in half the time of Chef Charlotte. Together they can decorate the dozen cupcakes in 8 minutes. How long would it take each chef to decorate a dozen cupcakes alone? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since he works twice as fast as she does, when working together he does 2/3 of the work and she does 1/3.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So in 8 minutes working together, he does 2/3 of the job.  To do the remaining 1/3 of the job himself, he needs to work half of another 8 minutes, or 4 minutes more.  So he can do the job alone in 12 minutes.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And since he works twice as fast as she does, the time it would take her to do the work alone is 24 minutes. </SPAN>\n" );
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