document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1198432>Question 1198432</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Laundry can be completed in 3 hours if Fyona and Emmanuelle work together. How long will it take Fyona and Emmanuelle washing seperately if Fyona can do the task in half the time it would take Emmanuelle washing alone? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Fyona can do the task in half the time that Emmanuelle takes.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means Fyona works twice as fast as Emmanuelle.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So when taking 3 hours to do the task together, Fyona does 2/3 of the task and Emmanuelle does 1/3.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each working alone....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Emmanuelle: 1/3 of the task in 3 hours, so 9 hours to do the whole task alone.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Fyona: half the time Emmanuelle takes, so 9/2 = 4.5 hours.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWERS: Emmanuelle 9 hours; Fyona 4.5 hours<br><BR>\n" );
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