document.write( "Question 1154934: A new printing machine can do a job in 6 hours. An old machine can complete the same job in 16 hours. If 3 new machines and 4 old machines are used to do the job, how many hours will be required to finish? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "The new machine makes  \"1%2F6\"  of the job per hour.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The old machine makes  \"1%2F16\"  of the job per hour.\r\n" );
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document.write( "3 new machines and 4 old machines do  \"3%2F6\" + \"4%2F16\"  of the job per hour.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    \"3%2F6\" + \"4%2F16\" = \"1%2F2\" + \"1%2F4\" = \"3%2F4\" of the job per hour.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, it will take  \"4%2F3\" hours to complete the job,  or  \"1\"\"1%2F3\" hours = 1 hour and 20 minutes.   ANSWER\r\n" );
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