document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=129665>Question 129665</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two workers can do a job in 33/7 hours.THe first one can do the same job in 6 hours. How much time  will it take for the second one to complete the job if he works  alone ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PLZZZ !! DO HELP ME ! I hv an exam tomorrow abd i dont understand this ! If someone helps me than god bless him !! PLZ </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #94687 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=94687\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x= amount of time required for the second worker to complete the job if he works alone<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The two workers work at the rate of  1/(33/7) of the job per hour.  This reduces to 7/33 of the job per hr  (As you can see 7/33 of the job per hour times 33/7 hours = one job completed)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first worker works at the rate of 1/6 of the job per hour.(Again, as you can see 1/6 of the job per hour times 6 hours = 1 job completed).  (R U getting the idea??)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now he second worker does 7/33-1/6 of the job per hour.  This reduces to:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "14/66-11/66 or 3/66 of the job per hour and this reduces to 1/22 of the job per hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now our equation to solve is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1/22)*x=1 (job completed)  Multiply both sides by 22/1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=22 hrs\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CK\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First worker works at the rate of 1/6 job per hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second worker works at the rate of 1/22 job per hr.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/6+1/22=11/66+3/66=14/66 of the job per hr and this reduces to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7/33 of the job per hr\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(7/33)*33/7=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1=1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor<BR>\n" );
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