SOLUTION: If one painter can paint a house in 4 hours and another painter can paint a house in 3 hours. If they painted together, how long will it take for them to paint 2 houses?

Question 779948: If one painter can paint a house in 4 hours and another painter can paint a house in 3 hours. If they painted together, how long will it take for them to paint 2 houses?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Add their rates of painting
1st painter's rate:
( 1 house painted ) / ( 4 hrs )
2nd painter's rate:
( 1 house painted ) / ( 3 hrs )
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Let = time in hours for them
to paint 2 houses working together
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Multiply both sides by

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It will take them 3 hrs and 26 min to
paint 2 houses

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