SOLUTION: If Mary can paint a house in 4 hours and Matt in 6 hours, how long will it take them to paint the house together? How would you set up the equation for this problem?

SOLUTION: If Mary can paint a house in 4 hours and Matt in 6 hours, how long will it take them to paint the house together? How would you set up the equation for this problem?

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Question 297258: If Mary can paint a house in 4 hours and Matt in 6 hours, how long will it take them to paint the house together? How would you set up the equation for this problem?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How would you set up the equation for this problem?
Correctly.
x/4 +x/6=1
3x+2x=12
5x=12
x=12/5=2 2/5= 2.4 hrs.

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