document.write( "Question 842505: rowena can paint a car in 5 hours. Rudolf can paint the same car in 8 hours. they painted the car together for two hours and then rudolf quit to paint another car. how long will it take rowena to finish the job? \n" ); document.write( "
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Rowena, 1/5 car per hour
\n" ); document.write( "Rudolf, 1/8 car per hour\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let t = unknown time that rowena paints the car alone\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight_green%28%281%2F5%2B1%2F8%292%2B%281%2F5%29t=1%29\", the completion of one whole job of \"paint the car\". Solve for t.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Multiplying both sides by 40 clears the denominators.
\n" ); document.write( "\"%288%2B5%292%2B8t=40\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"13%2A2%2B8t=40\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"8t%2B26=40\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4t%2B13=20\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4t=7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"t=7%2F4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28t=1%263%2F4%29\" hours.
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