document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=959360>Question 959360</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jane can paint a 12 foot by 12 foot wall in 3/4 of an hour how long will it take her to paint another wall that is 15 times 16 feet  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "time and area are directly related, so use a proportion<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "time/area = time/area<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t/(15*16) = (3/4)/(144)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t = (15*16)(3/4)*(1/144)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time = (15*12)*(1/144) = 15/12 = 5/4 hrs = 1hr 15 min<BR>\n" );
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