document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=338251>Question 338251</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A painter can paint a racquetball court in 8 hours. His assistant needs an additional 2 hours to paint the same court working by himself. How long will it take both of them working together to paint the court. Thank You </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #242468 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=242468\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> each one paints a FRACTION of the court , based on their individual rates<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ the fractions sum to 1 (the whole court)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=\"combined time\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x/8) + [x/(8+2)] = 1 ___ (x/8) + (x/10) = 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiplying by 40 (LCD) ___ 5x + 4x = 40 ___ 9x = 40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "dividing by 9 ___ x = 40/9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 hr 26 min 40 sec </SPAN>\n" );
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