document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=999958>Question 999958</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jon and Steve had to paint Steve's Basement. John can paint the basement in 8 hours and Steve can paint it in 14 hours. The two agree that they can stop for lunch when 3/4 of the basement is painted. If Steve starts at 7:00 AM and John starts an hour after at 8:00 AM, what time can they stop for lunch at? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #617498 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=617498\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The setup for this is normally<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t/A + t/B = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here we are looking for t, A=8, B =14, and it isn't 1 job but 3/4, so our setup is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t/8 + (t+1)/14 = 3/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply by the LCD (which is 56 here)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "56[t/8 + (t+1)/14 = 3/4]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7t + 4(t+1) = 42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7t + 4t + 4 = 42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11t + 4 = 42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11t = 38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 38/11 hours (that's an ugly number)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 3 5/11 hours or 3 hours 27.3 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so that lunch break starts at<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11:27.3 am </SPAN>\n" );
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