document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=880119>Question 880119</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you solve  jake and paul are planting trees. it takes them 3/5 hour to plant 6 trees together. If paul takes 3 times as long as jake, how many hours would paul have to work if he has to plant 35 trees by himself </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #531220 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><B>JulietG(1812)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><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=JulietG><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=531220\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If Jake and Paul plant 6 trees in .6 hours, it takes .1 hours x 2 men, or .2 man-hours per tree.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "*Assuming* that the rate of work by Jake and Paul are the same, then Paul plants trees at the rate of .6 man-hours per tree.<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".6 man-hours * 35 trees = 21 hours for Paul to plant 35 trees. </SPAN>\n" );
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