document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1115560>Question 1115560</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A painter can paint a building in 15 days and a co worker can do the same job in 10 days. If the first painter starts and 3 days later the co worker Joins in to help finish the job,  how many does it take to paint the building?   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #730394 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=730394\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rate of a painter,  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rate of co-worker, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Painting the building is 1 job.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F5%2B%281%2F6%29x=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F5%2B%281%2F6%29x=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, LCD is 30.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If counting nearest whole days then  5 days; total of 8 days.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If counting fractions of any day, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%264%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%264%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >; total of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%264%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%264%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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