SOLUTION: Hello I submitted this problem earlier but, forgot the 2 in my email. Could I still have help in solving it. Thank you. Sam takes 4 days to brick a home. He estimates his trainee t

Question 131422: Hello I submitted this problem earlier but, forgot the 2 in my email. Could I still have help in solving it. Thank you. Sam takes 4 days to brick a home. He estimates his trainee takes 6 days. If they work together how much time would it take to brick a home?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Add their rates of working
( 1 job/4 days) + (1 job/6 days) = (1 job/x days)

multiply both sides by

It takes them 2.4 days working together
check:

multiply both sides by 24

OK
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