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( "Working together, Peter and Steven take  5 1/3 =   hours to make the job.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, they make   =   of the job per hour.\r\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, their combined rate of work is  .\r\n" );
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document.write( "Steven alone makes    of the job per hour.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, Peter alone makes   -  =  =   of the job per hour.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It means that Peter needs 8 hour to complete the job working alone.   <<<---===  ANSWER\r\n" );
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