document.write( "Question 429946: Hi there, I would appreciate some help with the next problem:
\n" ); document.write( " Kristal can wax a floor in 16 minutes. One day her friend Perry helped her and it only took 5.76 minutes. How long would it take Perry to do it alone? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x represent the time it  would take Perry to do it solo
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document.write( "Question states*** Per minute the equalizer
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document.write( " 1/16 + 1/x = 1/5.76 
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document.write( "Solving for x
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document.write( "36x + 576 =  100x     |multiplying thru by 576x so as all denominators= 1
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document.write( "     576 = 64x
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document.write( "     x = 9 minutes, time it  would take Perry to do it alone \n" );
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