document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1102774>Question 1102774</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the owner of a house can paint it entirely in 20 days but a professional can paint in 14 days, then how much time will it take to paint the entire house if both painters worked together?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please provide me steps. I don't know if I answered this correctly. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #717499 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=717499\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in one day, the owner paints 1/20 of the house<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in one day, the professional paints 1/14 of the house<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in x days, working together, they paint the whole house.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, (x/20)+(x/14)=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 140<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x+10x=140<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17x=140<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8.24 days ANSWER<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8.24/20+ 8.24/14=1 </SPAN>\n" );
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