document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=833242>Question 833242</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> tom and huck start a business painting fences. They paint Aunt polly's fence and find that they can paint a 200-ft(2) square .fence in 40min if they work together .If huch works four times faster than tom, how long would it take each of them to paint a 500-ft(2) square fence working alone? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #502425 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=502425\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Call painting the 200 ft2 fence 1 job<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1%2F40+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1%2F40+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1 job/40 min<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then a 500 ft2 fence would be 2.5 jobs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+R+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+R+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = Tom's rate of painting<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4R+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4R+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = Huck's rate of painting<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+5R+=+1%2F40+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+5R+=+1%2F40+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+R+=+1%2F200+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+R+=+1%2F200+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4R+=+1%2F50+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4R+=+1%2F50+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For Tom:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+R+=+2.5%2Ft+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+R+=+2.5%2Ft+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1%2F200+=+2.5%2Ft+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1%2F200+=+2.5%2Ft+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t+=+2.5%2A200+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t+=+2.5%2A200+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t+=+500+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t+=+500+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "For Huck:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4R+=+2.5%2Ft+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4R+=+2.5%2Ft+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1%2F50+=+2.5%2Ft+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1%2F50+=+2.5%2Ft+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t+=+2.5%2A50+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t+=+2.5%2A50+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t+=+125+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t+=+125+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "--------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+500%2F60+=+8+%2B+20%2F60+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+500%2F60+=+8+%2B+20%2F60+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tom takes 8 hrs and 20 min to paint the 500 ft2 fence alone<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+125%2F60+=+2+%2B+5%2F60+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+125%2F60+=+2+%2B+5%2F60+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Huck takes 2 hrs and 5 min to paint the 500 ft2 fence alone<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1%2F200+%2B+1%2F50+=+1%2F40+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1%2F200+%2B+1%2F50+=+1%2F40+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1%2F200+%2B+4%2F200+=+1%2F40+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1%2F200+%2B+4%2F200+=+1%2F40+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+5%2F200++=+1%2F40+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+5%2F200++=+1%2F40+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1%2F40+=+1%2F40+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1%2F40+=+1%2F40+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "OK\r<BR>\n" );
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