document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=883050>Question 883050</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ronnie takes 4 hours longer than Tim to paint a room. if they work together they can paint the room in 9 hours. How long would it take each person if they worked alone? using fractions not decimals in answer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let a = Tim (X)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b= Ronnie (X+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t= 9 hrs\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t/a +t/b=1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9/x+9/x+4=9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i feel this is the correct format, but im lost at this point  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #533294 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39838)</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=533294\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Uniform Rates for doing work or a task or a job:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RT=J   Rate, Time, Job.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The rate in this form is in amount of job per time.  The numerator of the rate is quantity of job and the denominator in the rate is quantity of time.  You also should understand that for a given agent doing some work, the ratio J/T is a constant, which is R for the agent.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ronnie takes 4 hours longer than Tim to paint a room.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = time needed for Tim to do the job.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tim's rate is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ronnie's rate is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%28x%2B4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%28x%2B4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if they work together they can paint the room in 9 hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Their combined rate is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of their rates individually is the rate for the two working together or simultaneously:<BR>\n" );
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