document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=424737>Question 424737</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> larry can paint the walls of his apartment in 8h. after he has worked for 3h, patrick joins him , and together they finish the job in 2h. how long would it take patrick to do the entire painting job without larry? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " patrick joins him , and together they finish the job in 2h.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " how long would it take patrick to do the entire painting job without larry?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let p = time required by Pat doing the job alone<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let the completed job = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From the given information we know: L worked 5 hrs and P worked 2 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2Fp ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2Fp\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 8p to clear the denominators, results:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5p + 8(2) = 8p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 = 8p - 5p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 = 3p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 5<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hrs alone<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check this using decimals<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5/8 + 2/5.33<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".625 + .375 = 1.0 </SPAN>\n" );
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