document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=396307>Question 396307</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help with this question:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your house can be painted by 2 persons in 8 days. How many extra persons should you hire if the job needs to be completed in 6 days?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you can please help me with this question, that would be great.<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 #281152 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=281152\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This type of problem is about adding<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the rates at which people work to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the final rate at which the job is finished<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You want an equation that looks like:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(fraction of job)/(time to do it) + (different fraction of job)/(time to do it)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= (1 whole job)/(time to do the whole job)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You start out with 2 people working. What part of the job<BR>\n" );
document.write( "does each one do in 8 days?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each one can do 1/2 of the job in 8 days<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Every additional person can be expected to do (1 job)/(16 days)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So far I've got:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29%2F8+%2B+%281%2F2%29%2F8+%2B+x%2A%281%2F16%29+=+1%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29%2F8+%2B+%281%2F2%29%2F8+%2B+x%2A%281%2F16%29+=+1%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > represents the number of extra persons to hire<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29%2F8+%2B+%281%2F2%29%2F8+%2B+x%2A%281%2F16%29+=+1%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29%2F8+%2B+%281%2F2%29%2F8+%2B+x%2A%281%2F16%29+=+1%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1+%2B+1+%2B+x+=+16%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1+%2B+1+%2B+x+=+16%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply bopth sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6+%2B+6+%2B+6x+=+16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6+%2B+6+%2B+6x+=+16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x+=+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x+=+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can't hire 2/3 of a person. so 1 extra person must be hired<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope I got it\r<BR>\n" );
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