document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1054715>Question 1054715</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Shirley and Jena, working together, can paint the deck in 6 hours. Working alone, Jena takes three times as long as Shirley. How long does it take Shirley to paint the deck alone? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3x=Jenna's time to do it<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in one hour, Shirley does 1/x of the deck, Jenna does 1/3x of it. In 6 hours, Shirley will do 6/x of the deck.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Together, they do 1 deck in 6 hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so (6/x)+(6/3x)=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multi6=3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24=3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8 hours for Shirley alone.  ANSWER<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=24 hours for Jenna.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in one hour, they both do (1/8)+(1/24) of the deck, or (1/6) of it.<BR>\n" );
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