document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=990355>Question 990355</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Working together, Martin and Neil can paint a fence in 5 hours. After working together on a certain fence for 4 hours, Neil left the project. Martin finished the project by working alone for 3 hours. If Martin had painted the entire fence by himself, it would have taken him </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Their rate is (1/5) job/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After working together on a certain fence for 4 hours, Neil left the project.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They finished 4(1/5) = 4/5 of the job.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Martin finished the project by working alone for 3 hours. If Martin had painted the entire fence by himself, it would have taken him<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let Martin's rate be 1/x job/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: In 3 hrs he completes (1/5) of the job<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(1/x) = (1/5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/x) = 1/15 job hr.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: Martin's time to do the job alone is 15 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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