document.write( "Question 1145634: It takes Sharon 36 hours to paint an apartment. Eva can paint the same apartment in 30 hours. Eva starts the painting alone and works for 12 hours. Then Eva and Sharon paint together for 3 hours. When Eva leaves, Sharon completes the job working on her own. How long does it take Sharon to finish the job? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "It takes Sharon 36 hours to paint an apartment. Eva can paint the same apartment in 30 hours. Eva starts the painting alone and works for 12 hours. Then Eva and Sharon paint together for 3 hours. When Eva leaves, Sharon completes the job working on her own. How long does it take Sharon to finish the job?
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Sharon can do the job in 36 hours, or 
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document.write( "Eva can do the job in 30 hours, or 
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document.write( "Time Eva worked, ALONE: 12 hours
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document.write( "Time BOTH worked: 3 hours
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document.write( "Time Sharon worked, ALONE: \"T\" hours
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document.write( "With the end result being 1 COMPLETE job, we get: 
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document.write( " ---- Simplifying above equation
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document.write( "72 + 15 + 18 + 5T = 180 ------- Multiplying by LCD, 180
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document.write( "5T = 180 - 105
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document.write( "5T = 75
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document.write( "T, or time Sharon takes to complete the job =  \n" );
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