document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=249302>Question 249302</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A carpenter and his partner can put up a patio cover in 3 3/7 hours. If the partner needs 8 hours to complete the patio alone, how long would it take the carpenter working alone? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " If the partner needs 8 hours to complete the patio alone, how long would it take the carpenter working alone?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let c = time required when carpenter works alone<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Change 3 3/7 to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the completed job = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A typical shared work equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2824%2F7%29%2Fc ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2824%2F7%29%2Fc\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2824%2F7%29%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2824%2F7%29%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 8c, results<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2824%2F7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2824%2F7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + c<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2824%2F7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2824%2F7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 8c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 7, results<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8(24) + 24c = 7(8c)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "192 + 24c = 56c<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "192 = 56c - 24c<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "192 = 32c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=192%2F32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"192%2F32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 6 hrs, the carpenter working alone </SPAN>\n" );
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