document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=978515>Question 978515</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Person A can paint the neighbor's house 2 times as fast as Person B. The year A and B worked together, it took them 5 days. How long would it take each to paint the house? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #599891 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=599891\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1/a+1/b=1/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=b*0.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/b*0.5+1/b=1/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/b*0.5+0.5/0.5*b=1/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5/b*0.5=1/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.5*b=7.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=15.0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=15*0.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=7.5 b=15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/a+1/b=1/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/7.5+1/15=1/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.13333333+0.66666667e-1=1/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.2=1/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.2=0.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5 hours working together<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=7.5 hours working alone<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=15 hours working alone<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ok<BR>\n" );
document.write( "codewtr<BR>\n" );
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