document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=965418>Question 965418</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> working together john and bob can paint a house in 3 1/2 hours. working alone bob can do the job in 6 hours. how long does it take for john to do the job alone? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #590113 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><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=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=590113\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bob paints 1 house in 6 hours or 1house/6hrs=1/6 house/hr=1.67 house/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 3.5 hours he paints (3.5hrs)(1.67 house/hr)=0.583 house, so in 3.5 hours,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "John painted the rest or 1-0.583=0.417 of the house.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So John paints (0.417 house)/3.5 hours=0.119 house/hr and to paint the whole house:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1 house)/(0.119 house/hr)=8.4 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: It would take John 8.4 hours to paint the house alone. </SPAN>\n" );
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