document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1190088>Question 1190088</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two boys can mow a lawn in 2 hours and 30 minutes. If they are joined by three other boys, how many hours will it take to mow the lawn?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A)1 hr  B) 1 1/4 hrs  C)1 1/2 hrs  D)1 3/4 hrs  E) 2 hrs<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 #821656 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=821656\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two plus three, would be 5 boys.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For any 1-boy rate r,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 for how many lawns for one-job,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x, how much time for the five boys,<BR>\n" );
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