document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=965020>Question 965020</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> sam and bill can paint a fence in one hour. Sam can paint three times as fast as Bill in any given amount of time. How many minutes would it take Sam to paint the fence alone? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #589788 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=589788\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Working together, their rate is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[ 1 fence ] / [ 1 hr ]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "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 hrs for Sam<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to paint fence<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3t+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3t+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = time for Bill to paint fence<BR>\n" );
document.write( "( 3 times slower )<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add their rates of painting to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "their rate painting together<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3t+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3t+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3+%2B+1+=+3t+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3+%2B+1+=+3t+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3t+=+4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3t+=+4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t+=+4%2F3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t+=+4%2F3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3t+=+4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3t+=+4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t+=+4%2F3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t+=+4%2F3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t+=+1+%2B+1%2F3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t+=+1+%2B+1%2F3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Convert <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1%2F3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1%2F3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hr to minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%281%2F3%29%2A60+=+20+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%281%2F3%29%2A60+=+20+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sam takes 1 hr 20 min to paint fence<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3%2F4+%2B+1%2F4++=+1+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3%2F4+%2B+1%2F4++=+1+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1+=+1+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1+=+1+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "OK\r<BR>\n" );
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