document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=516758>Question 516758</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jim cleans the house in 8 hours. Adam and Jim together clean the house in 5 hours. How long does it take Adam to clean the house by himself? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #344481 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=344481\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jim ---------- 8 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so he does 1/8 of job in 1 hour\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "together they take 5 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so they do 1/5 of job in 1 hour\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/5 -1/8 = 3/40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Adam alone does 3/40 of the job in 1 hour\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so he tales 40/3 hours to do it alone<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40/3 =13.33 hours </SPAN>\n" );
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