document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=610989>Question 610989</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Matt and Elaine, together, can paint a room in 3h. It would take Matt 5h to paint the room alone, how Long would it take elain to paint the room alone? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " It would take Matt 5h to paint the room alone, how Long would it take elain to paint the room alone?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x = time required by Elaine to do the job alone<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the completed job = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A typical shared work equation<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x*<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + 5x*<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cancel the denominators<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 5(3) = 5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15 = 5x - 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 15/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 7.5 hrs Elaine alone<BR>\n" );
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