document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=662106>Question 662106</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> andrew can paint the neighbor's house 6 times as fast a bailey. the year andrew and bailey worked togther it took them 5 day. how long would it take each to paint the house? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #412053 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><B>htmentor(1343)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><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=htmentor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=412053\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let b = Bailey's rate in houses/day<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then Andrew's rate = 6b houses/day<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Working together, it takes them 5 days to paint the house, so their combined rate is 1/5 houses/day:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b + 6b = 1/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7b = 1/5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 1/35 house/day<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So Bailey would take 35 days to paint the house, Andrew would take 35/6 = 5 5/6 days </SPAN>\n" );
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