SOLUTION: A master painter can paint a house in 12 hours. An assistant can paint the house in 16 hours. How long will it take the 2 painters to do the job if they work together to paint the

Question 1032241: A master painter can paint a house in 12 hours. An assistant can paint the house in 16 hours. How long will it take the 2 painters to do the job if they work together to paint the house?
Found 2 solutions by addingup, ikleyn:
Answer by addingup(3677)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1/12+1/16 = 1/t
multiply all times 192t
16t+12t = 192
28t = 192
t = 6.86 hour if they work together
Answer by ikleyn(52810)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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