document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1043224>Question 1043224</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> randy can paint a room in 15 hrs. less than the time his brother adan could together they can finish painting the room in 5 hrs. how long would it take randy if he waited alone? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Randy can paint a room in 15 hrs. less than the time his brother could. Together they can finish painting the room in 5 hrs. How long would it take randy if he worked <s>waited</s> alone?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rates of the painters working the same task together will be summed.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Randy,  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%28x-15%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%28x-15%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r\n" );
document.write( "Brother, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r\n" );
document.write( "Together, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r\n" );
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document.write( "Your objective is to solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, for RANDY.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%28x-15%29%2B1%2Fx=1%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%28x-15%29%2B1%2Fx=1%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "First solve for x, the time for his brother to do this job if alone. </SPAN>\n" );
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