document.write( "Question 275821: I had a question about a work word problem. It says: Jane, Paul, and Peter can finish a painting in 2 hours. Jane can paint the same painting in 5 hours. Paul can paint it alone in 6 hours. How long would it take Peter to paint it on his own?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If person A can complete an entire job in

time periods, then that person can complete

of the job in one time period. Jane can do the whole job in 5 hours, so she can do

of the job in one hour. Likewise, Paul is 6 hours and

of the job, while Peter is

hours and

of the job. In the same way, the three of them working together can do the job in 2 hours, which is to say that the three of them working together can do

of the job in one hour.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The equation works out to \"The fraction of the job that Jane can do in one hour\" plus \"The fraction of the job that Paul can do in one hour\" plus \"The fraction of the job that Peter can do in one hour\" adds up to \"The fraction of the job that the three of them working together can do in one hour\" \r
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