document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=107493>Question 107493</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0536831521/algebrahomeworkh>Intermediate Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Alan Cantrell can word process a research paper in 6 hours. With Steve Isaac's help, the paper can be processed in 4 hours. Find out how long it takes Steve to process the paper alone.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know that I need to set this up in a graph and use the rate/time formula i just don't know how to separate the \"variables\" or whatever.<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 #78307 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=78307\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> each person does some fraction of the job ... the fraction is the combined time divided by the individual time\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "example:  Bob can do a job in 4 hrs. when he does the job in 1 hr with help, Bob does 1/4 of the job\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=\"Steve's time\" ... (4/6)+(4/x)=1 ... 4x+24=6x </SPAN>\n" );
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