document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=144759>Question 144759</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Al can paint a room in a hours working alone. Bill can paint a room in b hours working<BR>\n" );
document.write( "alone. Working alone, Bill takes two more hours to paint a room than Al. Working together,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "they can paint a room in 8 hours. Write down a system of two equations involving the variables<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a and b that can be used to find a and b. Solve the system. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #105482 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=105482\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Al can paint a room in \"a\" hours working alone.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Al rate = 1/a job/hr.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bill can paint a room in \"b\" hours working alone.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bill rate = 1/b job/hr.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Working alone, Bill takes two more hours to paint a room than Al.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = a + 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Working together, they can paint a room in 8 hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Together rate = 1/(a + b) job/hr.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write down a system of two equations involving the variables a and b that can be used to find a and b.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATIONS:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = a + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/(a+b)) = 1/8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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