document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=594695>Question 594695</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A carpenter can complete a certain job in 5 hours. After working on the job for 2 hours, an assistant helped finished the job. Together they completed the job in 1 hour. How long might it take the assistant, working alone, to complete a job similar to this one?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #376853 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=376853\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The carpenter can do 1/5 the job in 1 hr.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/5 the job done in 2 hrs. 1 - 2/5 = 3/5 of the job remains.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/5 + a = 3/5 in one hr.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 2/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The assistant working alone would take 5/2 = 2.5 hrs to do the job.<BR>\n" );
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