document.write( "Question 1157868: Pam and Matt, working together, can weed the garden in 8 hours. Working alone, Matt takes twice as long as Pam. How long does it take Pam to weed the garden alone?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Pam and Matt, working together, can weed the garden in 8 hours. Working alone, Matt takes twice as long as Pam. How long does it take Pam to weed the garden alone?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let Pam take x hours to weed the garden
\n" ); document.write( "Pam does 1/x of the job in 1 hour\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Matt takes 2x hours
\n" ); document.write( "Matt does 1/2x of the job in 1 hour\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Together they take 8 hours
\n" ); document.write( "Together they do 1/8 of the job in 1 hour\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1/x + 1/2x = 1/8\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(2+1)/2x =1/8\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3/2x = 1/8
\n" ); document.write( "2x=24
\n" ); document.write( "x= 12
\n" ); document.write( "Pam takes 12 hours\r
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