document.write( "Question 173461: I'm really stuck with figuring this story problem can you help? it goes like this:WORKING ALONE, JAN COULD PAINT A CERTAIN ROOM IN 8 HOURS. WADE WORKING ALONE, COULD PAINT THE SAME ROOM IN 10 HOURS.HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE JAN AND WADE TOGEATHER TO PAINT THE ROOM?
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Jan's rate is 1/8 of job per hour and Wade's rate is 1/10 of the job per hour.
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\n" ); document.write( "together $\"%281%2F8%2B1%2F10%29%28t%29=1\"$ (job)
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%2810%2B8%29%28t%29%2F80=1\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"18t=80\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28t=80%2F18=40%2F9%29\"$ hours to paint the room together \n" ); document.write( "

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