document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=3324>Question 3324</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Diane can paint a house in 8 hours. Anne can paint a house in 10 hours. What is the fraction that they paint the house together in 2 hours? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #434429 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=filboi><B>filboi(35)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=filboi><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=434429\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Diane <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or 1 house in 8hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Anne <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or 1 house in 10hrs\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Working together (since they are painting simultaneously),<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solving for x will give us x=40/9 or 4.44hrs to paint the house together.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now if we want to solve the portion of the house painted in 2hrs, we can use the above formula as follows:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solving for y gives us y=9/20 of the house painted in 2hrs.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the answer is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2F20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2F20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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