document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=146752>Question 146752</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Barn Painting.  Melanie can paint a certain barn by herself in x days.  Her helper Melissa can paint the same barn by herself in 2x days.  Write a rational expression for the fraction of the barn that they complete for 1 day by working together.  Evaluate the expression for x = 5. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #107237 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=107237\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1/x + 1/2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=(2+1)/2x LCD=2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=3/2x of the barn painted in 1 day working together.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/10 of the barn painted in 1 day working together.<BR>\n" );
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