document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=77382>Question 77382</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Melanie can paint a certain barn by herself in x days. Her helper Melissa can paint the same barn by herself in 2x days. Write a rational expression for the fraction of the barn that they complete in one day by working together. Evaluate the expression for x = 5. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #55499 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><B>checkley75(3666)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><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=55499\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> X*2X/(X+2X)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2X^2/3X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2X/3 USING 5 FOR X WE GET<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*5/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10/3=3.33333 DAYS TO DO THE ENTIRE JOB.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THEREFORE THE WORK DONE AFTER 1 DAY IS <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/3.33333=.3 OR 30% OF THE JOB CAN BE DONE IN 1 DAY. </SPAN>\n" );
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