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document.write( "three men paint a house in 5 days
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document.write( " 1/5 of the house gets painted each day 
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document.write( "(with each of the three men painting 1/15 of it per day)
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document.write( "How long 'x' will it take 2 men to paint the house?
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document.write( "  x/15 + x/15 = 1
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document.write( "   2x/15 = 1
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document.write( "    2x = 15
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document.write( "     x = 15/2     7 1/2 days 
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