SOLUTION: sally can paint a room in 8 hours while it takes Steve 9 hours to paint the same room. How long would it take the to paint th eroom if they worked together?

Question 500835: sally can paint a room in 8 hours while it takes Steve 9 hours to paint the same room. How long would it take the to paint th eroom if they worked together?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Add their rates of working
given:
sally's rate:
= 1 room in 8 hours
Steve's rate:
= 1 room in 9 hours
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4 hours 14 min 7 sec
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