document.write( "Question 1044061: Mike can repaint a dog house three times faster than miguel. If they work together, it will take them 4 days to complete the job. How long would it take for mike to do the repainting alone? \n" ); document.write( "

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Let time Mike takes be M
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document.write( "Then time Miguel takes is 3M
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document.write( "We then get the following equation: 
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document.write( "Solve this for M, or time Mike takes. You should get:  \n" );
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