document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1008001>Question 1008001</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> sol can paint a house in 9 hours while ding can paint the same house in 16 hours. after 4 hours of working together, ding left and sol finish the job alone. How many hours did it take  sol to finish the job? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #623776 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=623776\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sol's rate, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dink's rate, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F16%7D%0D%0ASol+and+Dink+Together%2C+%7B%7B%7B1%2F9%2B1%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F16%7D%0D%0ASol+and+Dink+Together%2C+%7B%7B%7B1%2F9%2B1%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Time for Sol to work alone to finish, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The rates are for JOBS per HOUR; the numerator shown in the individual rates is because<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the time being connected to ONE job.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 hours working together, amount of job was  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F9%2B1%2F16%29%2A4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F9%2B1%2F16%29%2A4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t hours Sol working to finish, alone,  job was  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F9%29t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F9%29t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 job is how much of JOBS to do.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for t.<BR>\n" );
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