document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1177307>Question 1177307</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hannah and James are married. Every Saturday they take turns to clean their apartment. Hannah cleans it<BR>\n" );
document.write( "fast in 3 hours because she does not like to clean. James listens to music, texts, and takes his time while<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cleaning. He takes 5 hours. They finally decided to do it together. How long will it take? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " Hannah cleans it fast in 3 hours because she does not like to clean.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " James listens to music, texts, and takes his time while cleaning.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " He takes 5 hours. They finally decided to do it together.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " How long will it take?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let t = time required when working together<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let the completed job = 1 (A clean apt)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Each will do a fraction of the job, the two fractions add up to 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply eq by 15, cancel the denominators<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8t = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 15/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 1.875 hrs which is 1 + .875(60) = l hr and 52.5 min<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5t + 3t = 15 </SPAN>\n" );
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