document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=341139>Question 341139</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if sarah can pain a fence in 4 hours and tim can paint the same fence in 8 hours how much would it take them to paint  the fence toguether </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = time it takes for both to paint fence together<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(1/4 + 1/8) = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiplying both sides by 8:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(2 + 1) = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(3) = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 8/3 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2 and 2/3 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2 hours and 40 minutes </SPAN>\n" );
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