document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=378114>Question 378114</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Connor has hired two painters to paint his house. The first painter charges $12 an hour and the second painter charges $11 an hour. It will take 15 hours of labor to paint the house.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. Write a polynomial to represent the total cost of the job if the first painter does x hours of the labor.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. Write a polynomial ot represent the total cost of the job if the second painter does y hours of the labor. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It will take 15 hours of labor to paint the house. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. Write a polynomial to represent the total cost of the job if the first painter does x hours of the labor.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cost = 12x + 11(15-x)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. Write a polynomial to represent the total cost of the job if the second painter does y hours of the labor.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cost = 12(15-y)+11y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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