document.write( "Question 469705: Fred can paint a house in 10 hours. Together, Pat and Fred can paint the house in 8 hours. Which equation, when solved, will produce the number of hours needed for Pat to paint the house alone? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #322227 by jorel1380(3719)\"\" \"About 
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1/8-1/10=1/pat
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\n" ); document.write( "pat=40 hours..
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