document.write( "Question 1166048: Two brothers can do a job together in 6 hours. Working alone, the younger brother takes 2 hours longer than his older brother how long does each boy take when doing the job alone? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "                    RATE JOB/HOURS\r\n" );
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document.write( "young               1/(y+2)\r\n" );
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document.write( "old                 1/y\r\n" );
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document.write( "combined            1/6\r\n" );
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