document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1173833>Question 1173833</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A new machine makes 15,000 aluminum cans three times faster than an older machine. With both machines operating, it takes 9 h to make 15,000 cans. How long would it take the new machine, working alone, to make 15,000 cans? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "No doubt you have shown the problem exactly as it was given to you....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But it is impossible to know the intended answer, because the meaning is unclear when the problem says one machine \"DOES THE JOB 3 TIMES FASTER THAN\" another machine.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sorry....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "To be a good math question, the question must be written with language that makes it absolutely clear what the question is.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's not your fault that many people who write math problems use imprecise language.<br><BR>\n" );
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