document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=188926>Question 188926</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bill can paint a room in 8 hours.  Working together with Ed, they can paint the room in 6 hours.  How long would t take ed to paint the room by himself? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Ed takes t hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bill paints 1/8 rooms per hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ed paints 1/t rooms per hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ED + Bill paint 1/8 + 1/t rooms per hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/8 + 1/t = 1/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/t = 1/6 - 1/8 = 4/24 - 3/24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/t = 1/24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 24 hours.  Ed is slow. </SPAN>\n" );
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