document.write( "Question 1163362: A lion can eat a sheep in 2 hours, a wolf can eat a sheep in 3 hours, and a dog can eat the sheep in 6 hours. How long would it take a lion, a wolf, and a dog all together to eat the poor sheep? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "Their individual eating rates are  \"1%2F2\",  \"1%2F3\"  and  \"1%2F6\"  of a sheep per hour.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Their combined eating rate is  \"1%2F2+%2B+1%2F3+%2B+1%2F6\"  of a sheep per hours, which is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    \"1%2F2+%2B+1%2F3+%2B+1%2F6\" = \"3%2F6+%2B+2%2F6+%2B+1%2F6\" = \"6%2F6\" = 1   (one sheep per hour).\r\n" );
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document.write( "It means that they will complete eating in one hour.      ANSWER\r\n" );
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