First off, let's convert the mixed fractions to "improper", keeping in mind that the water is increasing every passing hour by 1 and 1/4.

This is ezz homework pay attention in class
Basically its 250 + 16x = 210 + 18x where x = the number of hours doing the job.
Solving, we get 40 = 2x, x =20
The jobs has to be 20 hours long in order for their two painting jobs to be equally priced.
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Answer:
0.7, 7/8, 1 7/10, 1.78
Step-by-step explanation:
Use a calculator to find the decimal value of each fraction and put the decimals in order.