document.write( "Question 243807: The Epson Stylus 850 can print Helen's class project in 18 minutes. The Epson Stylus 500 can print the project in 36 minutes. If the two printers work together, how long would they take to print out the project? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "The Epson Stylus 850 can print Helen's class project in 18 minutes. The Epson Stylus 500 can print the project\r\n" );
document.write( "in 36 minutes.If the two printers work together, how long would they take to print out the project? \r\n" );
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document.write( "At least this person admitted that he/she is NOT a tutor, and is omly trying to help. But, instead of engaging in a task that\r\n" );
document.write( "might be too much for him/her, why NOT just leave the problem alone, so someone who knows how to solve it, can do so?\r\n" );
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document.write( "Needless to say, this person's answer is WRONG. 18 is NOT added to 36, and then the result is divided by 2 to get 22 hours. \r\n" );
document.write( "This makes absolutely NO SENSE!\r\n" );
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document.write( "One should realize that, since 1 printer can do the job (print the project) in 18 minutes, it's IMPOSSIBLE for both printers,\r\n" );
document.write( "working together, to do the same job (print the project) in more time than it takes 1 printer, working alone. With both\r\n" );
document.write( "working together, it will MOST DEFINITELY take less time than it takes just 1 to print the project. Makes sense?\r\n" );
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document.write( "Anyway, let the time it takes both printers to print the project, be T\r\n" );
document.write( "The FASTER printer, working alone, takes 18 minutes to print the project, or can do  of the job in 1 minute\r\n" );
document.write( "Likewise, the SLOWER printer, working alone, takes 36 minutes to print the project, or can do  of the job in 1 minute\r\n" );
document.write( "We then get the following TOTAL-JOB equation: \r\n" );
document.write( "                                                                                    2T + T = 36 ---- Multiplying by LCD, 36T\r\n" );
document.write( "                                                                                           3T = 36\r\n" );
document.write( "Time it takes both printers, working together, to do the job, or \r\n" );
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document.write( "Do you notice that the model numbers: Epson Stylus 850 and Epson Stylus 500 were included? Including IRRELEVANT numbers,\r\n" );
document.write( "is DELIBERATELY done, at times, to confuse the reader.

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