document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=717532>Question 717532</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you and your apprentice paint walls at a constant pace. you can paint a wall in 4 hours . your apprentice can paint the same wall in 6 hours. true or false ? it will take you between two and a half and three hours to complete the job together ( hint: what fraction is complete after 1 hour ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #440313 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39627)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=440313\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Just solving the problem as directly as you can may be best.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Painter___________rate__________time___________Amount of jobs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Me________________1/4___________4______________1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Apprentice________1/6___________6______________1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Both of us_______1/4+1/6_______(?)_____________1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Our rate, both of us together, is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4%2B1%2F6=%283%2B2%29%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4%2B1%2F6=%283%2B2%29%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > jobs per hour.  That rate is 5/12 jobs per hour.  Since we really want how many hours per 1 job, we want the reciprocal of 5/12, which is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%2812%2F5=2%262%2F5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%2812%2F5=2%262%2F5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours.  This is definitely a few minutes LESS THAN two and a half hours. </SPAN>\n" );
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