document.write( "Question 980301: A new crew of painters takes two times as long to paint a small apartment as an experienced crew. Together, both crews can paint the apartment in 6 hours. How many hours does it take the experienced crew to paint the apartment? \n" ); document.write( "
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CREW_________________RATE
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x is the time for the experienced, old crew to do one job.
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