SOLUTION: i could use some help with this problem, nigel can paint a room in 8 hours, while phil can paint the same room in 6 hours how long would it take them to paint 4 rooms of that same

Question 424584: i could use some help with this problem, nigel can paint a room in 8 hours, while phil can paint the same room in 6 hours how long would it take them to paint 4 rooms of that same size?

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
nigel can paint a room in 8 hours,
while phil can paint the same room in 6 hours how long would it take them to
paint 4 rooms of that same size?
:
Let t = time when both work together, to paint 4 rooms
Let the painting of one room = 1
:
+ = 4(1)
multiply by 24
24* + 24* = 24(4)
Cancel the denominators, results:
3t + 4t = 96
7t = 96
t =
t = 13.7 hrs working together they can paint 4 rooms
:
:
Check solution
+ =
1.7125 + 2.833 ~ 4.0
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