document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=747992>Question 747992</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how to solve Marcus and Will are painting a barn.  Marcus paints twice as fast as Will.  On the first day, they have worked for 6 h and completed 1/3  of the job when Will gets injured.  If Marcus has to complete the rest of the job by himself, how many additional hours will it take him? answer </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #455282 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</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=455282\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This one makes more sense than your almost identical posting.  Completed 1/3 of the job and Will gets injured.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Marcus rate, 2/x jobs per hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Will rate, 1/x jobs per hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time working together was 6 hours, and 1/3 of the job was completed.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28%282%2Fx%2B1%2Fx%29%2A6=1%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28%282%2Fx%2B1%2Fx%29%2A6=1%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "When we find \"x\" here, we will know how to compute the rate for each of Marcus and Will.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Finding x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%282%2B1%29%2Fx%29%2A6=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%282%2B1%29%2Fx%29%2A6=1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2Fx=1%2F%2818%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2Fx=1%2F%2818%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F3=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F3=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=18%2F3=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=18%2F3=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "RATES OF THE TWO PAINTERS:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Marcus, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2Fx=2%2F6=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2Fx=2%2F6=1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, THREE hours to do ONE job, alone.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Will, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, six hours to do one job, if alone.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "If Marcus does the rest of the job himself, how long will this take him?  Remember, 1/3 of the job was done, so Marcus will do 2/3 of the job.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The situation is a uniform rates situation and so we have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%2At=j ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%2At=j\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, where r is rate in jobs per hour, t is time in hours, and j is how many jobs.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "His rate is (1/3), so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28%281%2F3%29y=%282%2F3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28%281%2F3%29y=%282%2F3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where y is the number of hours to do this 2/3 of the job.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%283%2F1%29%282%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%283%2F1%29%282%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%283%2F3%29%282%2F1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%283%2F3%29%282%2F1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,  TWO HOURS MORE THAN when they worked together. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );