It takes ralph 12 hours to paint a fence alone. lisa can do the same job in 15 hours. if ralph paints alone for 40 minutes before lisa begins , how long must they work together to finish painting the fence? give your answer as a simplified fraction.

The average hourly earnings for a construction worker is projected to be $24.50 in 2012. jason wants to join the construction work force after he graduates in 2012. his friend tells him that average hourly earnings for construction workers will rise by 2% from 2009 to 2012. based on the data below, assuming that the projected hourly earnings are correct, is jason’s friend’s statement accurate? construction industry - average hourly earnings, 2000-2009 a. his friend’s statement is accurate. the average hourly earnings will increase by 2%. b. his friend’s statement is not accurate. the percent increase will be more than 2% c. his friend’s statement is not accurate. the percent increase will be less than 2% d. his friend’s statement is not accurate. the average hourly earnings will decrease

The sum of the first eight terms of an arithmetic progression is 9m + 14. the fifth term of the06 progression is 2m - 6, where m is a constant.given that the first term of the progression is 26,find the value of the common difference, d and thevalue of m.

The graph shows the decibel measure for sounds depending on how many times as intense they are as the threshold of sound. noise in a quiet room is 500 times as intense as the threshold of sound. what is the decibel measurement for the quiet room? 20 decibels28 decibels200 decibels280 decibels