Word Problem

rsheedy1

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Alex and Jack work for a computer software company. Alex can write a computer program in 24 hours while Jack can write it in 16 hours. How long will it take them to write the program together?
 
So x/16+x/24=1?
Then multiply both by 48 so you get 3x+2x=48...
Solve for x and get x=9.6 hours?
 
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