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Question 206889: I am having trouble setting up this problem.
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?

Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, Alan3354:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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This question has been answered many times before. Check out this previous solution or this other previous solution.

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There's a shortcut, product/sum
6*4/(6+4) = 24/10
= 2.4 hours