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document.write( "let Julius take x hours to paint<BR>\n" );
document.write( "he does 1/x of job in 1 hour\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rueben takes 3x hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rueben does 1/3x of the job in 1 hour\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "together they take 4 days<BR>\n" );
document.write( "they do1/4 of the job in 1 day<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/x + 1/3x = 1/4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4/3x= 1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 16/3 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "julien  Working together, they can paint a house in 4 days. How long would it take the faster painter if he works alone? </SPAN>\n" );
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