document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=775811>Question 775811</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4 people can paint 7 walls in 31 minutes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many minutes will it take for 10 people to paint 8 walls?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i need an explanation how this equals 14 9/35\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thanks for your time in advance.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #473195 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</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=473195\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1 job = 1 wall.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Look first at the 4 people doing 7 jobs in 31 minutes.  One job would require these four people to only work (1/7) of the 31 minutes.  Meaning is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 people do 1 job in (1/7)31 minutes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "WHAT is the one-person rate for 1 job?  Instead of 4 people and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F7%2931 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F7%2931\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > minutes, this would be 1 person and 4 times more than <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F7%2931 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F7%2931\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 person does at the rate of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%284%2A%281%2F7%2931%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%284%2A%281%2F7%2931%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > job per minute.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 person rate is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%287%2F%284%2A31%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%287%2F%284%2A31%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > job per minute.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The uniform rate basic idea is r*t=j where r = rate of work in jobs per minute, t is the work time in minutes, and j is how much or many jobs.  Also, the rates of the same kind of persons doing the work are simply added when they work together, ideally; and multiplication is used to show their count.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given the one-person rate found, n=10 people to do the work, and j=8 for 8 walls, find t, the number of minutes to paint the 8 walls  (the 8 jobs).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for t.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=%2816%2A31%29%2F%2835%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=%2816%2A31%29%2F%2835%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%28t=496%2F35%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28t=496%2F35%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > minutes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Yes, the whole number part of the quotient IS 14. </SPAN>\n" );
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