document.write( "Question 1199268: Jay can do a painting job in 2/3 as many days as Chris can, and Chris can do it in 3/4 as many days as Araceli can. If all three work together, they can do it in 36/13 days. In how many days can each of them alone do the work? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #833066 by josgarithmetic(39620)\"\" \"About 
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Araceli, d days 1 job
\n" ); document.write( "Chris, \"%283%2F4%29d\" days 1 job
\n" ); document.write( "Jay, \"%282%2F3%29%283%2F4%29d\" days 1 job\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The three combined need \"36%2F13\" days to do 1 job.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2Fd%2B1%2F%28%283%2F4%29d%29%2B1%2F%28%282%2F3%29%283%2F4%29d%29%29%2836%2F13%29=1\"----------simplify and solve first for d.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "STEPS POSSIBLE-----------\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2Fd%2B4%2F%283d%29%2B2%2Fd=13%2F36\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3d%281%2Fd%2B4%2F%283d%29%2B2%2Fd%29=3d%2813%2F36%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3%2B4%2B6=13d%2F12\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"13=13d%2F12\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1=d%2F12\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28d=12%29\"------------Time for Araceli, working alone.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You can use this to find time for Chris and for Jay.
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