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 #533295 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=533295\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = time in hours it takes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tim to paint the room<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t+%2B+4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t+%2B+4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = time in hours for<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ronnie to paint the room<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add their rates of working to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "their rate working together<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1%2Ft+%2B+1%2F%28+t%2B4%29+=+1%2F9+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1%2Ft+%2B+1%2F%28+t%2B4%29+=+1%2F9+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+9%2At%2A%28+t%2B4+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+9%2At%2A%28+t%2B4+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+9%2A%28+t%2B4+%29+%2B+9t+=+t%2A%28+t%2B4+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+9%2A%28+t%2B4+%29+%2B+9t+=+t%2A%28+t%2B4+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+9t+%2B+36+%2B+9t+=+t%5E2+%2B+4t+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+9t+%2B+36+%2B+9t+=+t%5E2+%2B+4t+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t%5E2+-+14t+=+36+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t%5E2+-+14t+=+36+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Complete the square<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t%5E2+-+14t+%2B+%2814%2F2%29%5E2+=+36+%2B+%2814%2F2%29%5E2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t%5E2+-+14t+%2B+%2814%2F2%29%5E2+=+36+%2B+%2814%2F2%29%5E2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t%5E2+-+14t+%2B+49+=+36+%2B+49+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t%5E2+-+14t+%2B+49+=+36+%2B+49+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28+t+-+7+%29%5E2+=+85+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28+t+-+7+%29%5E2+=+85+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t+-+7+=+sqrt%2885%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t+-+7+=+sqrt%2885%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t+=+7+%2B+sqrt%2885%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t+=+7+%2B+sqrt%2885%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ( Tim's time )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t+%2B+4+=+11+%2B+sqrt%2885%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t+%2B+4+=+11+%2B+sqrt%2885%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ( Ronnie's time )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "------------------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1%2Ft+%2B+1%2F%28+t%2B4%29+=+1%2F9+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1%2Ft+%2B+1%2F%28+t%2B4%29+=+1%2F9+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1%2F%28+7+%2B+sqrt%2885%29%29+%2B+1%2F%28+11+%2B+sqrt%2885%29%29+=+1%2F9+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1%2F%28+7+%2B+sqrt%2885%29%29+%2B+1%2F%28+11+%2B+sqrt%2885%29%29+=+1%2F9+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28+11+%2B+sqrt%2885%29+%29%2A9+%2B+%28+7+%2B+sqrt%2885%29+%29%2A9+=+%28+7+%2B+sqrt%2885%29+%29%2A%28+11+%2B+sqrt%2885%29+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+99+%2B+9%2Asqrt%2885%29+%2B+63+%2B+9%2Asqrt%2885%29+=+77+%2B+18%2Asqrt%2885%29+%2B+85+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+99+%2B+9%2Asqrt%2885%29+%2B+63+%2B+9%2Asqrt%2885%29+=+77+%2B+18%2Asqrt%2885%29+%2B+85+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+99+%2B+63+=+77+%2B+85+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+99+%2B+63+=+77+%2B+85+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+162+=+162+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+162+=+162+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "OK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope I got it\r<BR>\n" );
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