document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1157967>Question 1157967</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It takes an older computer 3 times as long to send out a company's email as it does a newer computer. Working together, it takes the two computers 12 minutes to send out the email. How long will it take the older computer to send out the email on its own?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #780899 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=780899\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> one computer takes x minutes and the other takes 3x minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in 1 minute, they send (1/x) and (1/3x) of the total message<BR>\n" );
document.write( "together, (12/x)+(12/3x)=1, the full message<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 3x to clear fractions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36+12=3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48=3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=16 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=48 minutes for the older computer ANSWER\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in 12 minutes the newer one does 3/4 of the work and the other 1/4 of the work </SPAN>\n" );
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