document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=119287>Question 119287</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ed can do a job in 4 days. when ed and maymay work together, it would take them 2 and 1/3 days. How long would the job take maymay to do it alone? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Ed can do a job in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+days ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+days\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ed and Maymay work together <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2+%281%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2+%281%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=days ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"days\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How long would the job take Maymay to do it alone?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the completed job be equal to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let Maymay’s time be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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