document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=18304>Question 18304</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please show me how to solve this. Thanks.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After painting a fence together for t hours, Johnson and Maggie have done fractional parts of the job equal to t/4 and t/5 respectfully. How much time T(in hours, minutes and seconds) is required to compeltely paint the fence assuming no breaks.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T = _ hours _ minutes _ seconds </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #8760 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=8760\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One approach is to find the hourly rate of Johnson and that of Maggie.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If t = number of hours, then, if t = 1 hour, Johnson can paint 1/4 of the fence in i hour and Maggie can paint 1/5 of the fence in 1 hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Together, they can paint (1/4 + 1/5) of the entire fence in 1 hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, in 1 hour, they can paint 9/20 of the entire fence working together.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, it would take them 20/9 hours to paint the entire fence together.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20/9 hours = 2 2/9 hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/9 hours = 13 1/3 minutes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/3 minute = 20 seconds.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20/9 hours = 2 hours 13 minutes 20 seconds.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "T = 2 hours 13 minutes 20 seconds. </SPAN>\n" );
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