document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1154231>Question 1154231</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Shirley and Jim, working together, can clean the house in 8 hours. Working alone, Jim takes twice as long as Shirley. How long does it take Shirley to clean the house alone? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If Jim takes twice as long as Shirley to clean the house, then when working together Jim does 1/3 of the work and Shirley does 2/3.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In taking 8 hours to do the job together, Jim does 1/3 of the work; that means it would take him 8*3=24 hours to do the job alone.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And since he alone takes twice as long a Shirley, Shirley would take 12 hours to do the job alone.<br><BR>\n" );
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