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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Algebra.Com's Answer #128318 by ptaylor(2198)\"\" \"About 
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Let x=amount of time it takes Jan and Wade together to paint the room
\n" ); document.write( "Together they paint at the rate of 1/x room per hour
\n" ); document.write( "Jan paints at the rate of 1/8 room per hour
\n" ); document.write( "Wade paints at the rate of 1/10 room per hour
\n" ); document.write( "Together they paint at the rate of 1/8 + 1/10=5/40 + 4/40=9/40 room per hour
\n" ); document.write( "So, our equation to solve is:
\n" ); document.write( "(9/40)x=1 (1 room that is) multiply each side by 40
\n" ); document.write( "9x=40 divide each side by 9
\n" ); document.write( "x=4 4/9 hours to paint the room with both working together\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Another way:
\n" ); document.write( "1/x = 9/40 multiply each side by 40x
\n" ); document.write( "40=9x
\n" ); document.write( "x=40/9 hours\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "CK
\n" ); document.write( "(1/8)*(40/9)+ (1/10)*(40/9)=1 (room)
\n" ); document.write( "5/9 +4/9=1
\n" ); document.write( "9/9=1
\n" ); document.write( "1=1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Does this help?----ptaylor \n" ); document.write( "
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