document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=506533>Question 506533</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One man can paint a garage in 28 hours.  After working for 12 hours, he was given a new job, and a second man finished painting in 18 hours.  How long would the second man take take to paint to whole garage? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = time (hours) it takes second man to paint whole garage<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12(1/28) + 18(1/x) = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiplying both sides by 28x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12(x) + 18(28) = 28x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x + 504 = 28x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "504 = 16x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "31.5 hours = x\r<BR>\n" );
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