SOLUTION: If Sally can paint a house in 4 hours, and John can paint the same house in 6 hours, how long will it take for both of them to paint the house together/

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Question 288659: If Sally can paint a house in 4 hours, and John can paint the same house in 6 hours, how long will it take for both of them to paint the house together/
Answer by brucewill(101) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x = time for both together to finish the task.
%281%2F4%29+%2B+%281%2F6%29+=+%281%2Fx%29
LCD for these fractions: 24x
6x+%2B+4x+=+24
10x+=+24
x+=+%2824%2F10%29
x+=+%2812%2F5%29 or 2 hours 24 minutes.