document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=813176>Question 813176</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> paul can paint a room two times as fast as jamie. working together, they paint the room in 3hours. How long does it take each of them to paint the room alone?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #489534 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39631)</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=489534\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <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;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "r rate of work<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j how many/or much jobs\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Paul:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jamie:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Together:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Ft%2B1%2F2t=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Ft%2B1%2F2t=1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  jobs per hour so t is in unit of hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Just solve the equation for t and then compute Paul's and Jamie's rates. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );