document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1181303>Question 1181303</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Carlo can type a manuscript for 10 hours. he started working then bobby joined him 2 hours later. they worked together for 4 hrs until carlo decided to stop and then bobby had to finish the manuscript alone. if bobby finished the remaining portion in 6 more hours, how long can he type the whole manuscript working alone? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #853587 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CPhill><B>CPhill(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CPhill><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=CPhill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=853587\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Consider typing a manuscript is 1 job<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Carlo takes 10 hours to do the job alone<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So he does 1/10 of the job in 1 hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in the first two hours he does 2/10 of the job ------------A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let bobby take x hours to do the job alpne<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so he does 1/x of the job in 1 hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "together they do (1/10 +1/x ) of the job in 1 hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "they work together for4 hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so they do 4 (1/10 + 1/x ) job = 4(10+x)/10x = 2(10+x)/5x of the job-----B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Booby works for 6 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so he does 6/x of the job -------------C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A+B+c = 1 job<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/10 + 2(10+x)/5x + 6/x =1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for x </SPAN>\n" );
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