document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=844829>Question 844829</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> After 5 house of painting, jess asked the assistance of jon and finished the work in 4 more hours. had jon joined in an hour after jess started working, the job would have been finished in 7 hours. How long would it have taken jess to paint the house alone.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #508949 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=508949\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> jess=x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5+4=9 for jess 4 for jon\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9/x+4/y=1,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1+7=8 for jess and 7 for jon\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8/x+7/y=1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 31/3,   y = 31<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9/(31/3)+4/31=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27/31+4/31=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "31/31=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8/(31/3) +7/31=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24/31+7/31=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "31/31=1<BR>\n" );
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