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document.write( "A painter can paint a certain house in 12 days. Working with his partner, the two can paint the house in 4 days. How long would it take the partner working alone to paint the house?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #238648 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vksarvepalli><B>vksarvepalli(154)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vksarvepalli><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=vksarvepalli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=238648\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A painter can paint a certain house in 12 days\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so in one day he can paint 1/12 th of the house\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Working with his partner, the two can paint the house in 4 days\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so in one day they both together can paint 1/4th of the house\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let the partner paint 1/x th of the house in one day.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so 1/12 + 1/x = 1/4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=>  1/x = 1/4 - 1/12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=> 1/x = 1/6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "therefore x = 6  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the partner can paint 1/6 th of the house in one day\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so he will take 6 days to paint the house completely </SPAN>\n" );
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