document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1037513>Question 1037513</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> John spent the following amounts of time building a workbench.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "drawing plans two hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cutting the wood hour-and-a-half.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "assembling the workbench 2 hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sanding and selling three and a half hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what is the ratio of time spent cutting wood to total time spent on the project. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #652255 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=652255\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> total time spent on the project is equal to 2 + 1.5 + 2 + 3.5 = 9 hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time spent cutting is 1.5 hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ratio of time spent cutting the wood to the total time spent on the project is 1.5 / 9 = 1 / 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "he spent 1/6 of the total time on the project cutting wood.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/6 * 9 = 9/6 = 1.5 hours.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solution looks good.\r<BR>\n" );
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