document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1168164>Question 1168164</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> mary joy can bake a cake in 2 hrs. Clarissa can do it in 4 hors. How long will it take them to bake a cake if they joined together<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 #792779 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=792779\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in 1 hour, Joy makes (1/2) and in x hours (x/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Clarissa makes (x/4) in x hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so (x/2)+(x/4)=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply through by 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+x=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(4/3) hour, the answer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Joy will make 2/3 of it and Clarissa will make 1/3 </SPAN>\n" );
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