document.write( "Question 1179401: . Peter and Steven take 5 1/3 hours to do a job. Steven alone takes 16 hours to
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document.write( "Notice that  5 1/3 hours is  \"16%2F3\"  hours.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, their combined rate of work is  \"1%2F%28%2816%2F3%29%29\"  = \"3%2F16\"  of the job per hour.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Steven's rate of work is  \"1%2F16\"  of the job per hour.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, Peter's rate of work is the difference  \"3%2F16\" - \"1%2F16\" = \"2%2F16\" = \"1%2F8\"  of the job per hour.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It implies that Peter will complete the job in 8 hours, working alone.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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