document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1005572>Question 1005572</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two painters, Jane and Jesse, working together paint a certain room in 3 hours. If it takes Jesse, working alone, 8 hours to paint the room, how long would it take Jane to paint the same room all by herself? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #621761 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=621761\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Work these as fractions of room painted in 1 hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jesse (1/8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J and J  (1/3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/8)+ x=(1/3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply all by 24 to clear fractions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3+24x=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24x=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5/24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jane paints 5/24th of the room in 1 hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It takes her 24/5 hours or 4.8 hours to paint the room. </SPAN>\n" );
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