SOLUTION: If Sally can paint a house in 4 hours and Jim can paint the same house in 6 hours, then how long will it take for both of them to paint that house together?
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Question 522201: If Sally can paint a house in 4 hours and Jim can paint the same house in 6 hours, then how long will it take for both of them to paint that house together?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
They would paint the house together in less than 4 hours.
x/4+x/6=1
6x+4x=24
10x=24
x=2.4 hours
check
2.4/4+2.4/6=1
.6+.4=1
1=1
ok
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