document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=3221>Question 3221</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> sally can paint the house in 4 hours and john can paint it in 6 hours.  how long will it take the two of them to paint the house together? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #1395 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mixerimaythyme><B>mixerimaythyme(7)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mixerimaythyme><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=1395\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> simpliy, you are finding the average of the two when they both paint a house...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in order to find the average, you add 4 hrs with 6 hrs (which gives you 10 hrs), <BR>\n" );
document.write( "then divide by how many numbers you added, (which in this case is 2)...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10/2=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Both of them painting a house together only takes about 5 hours according to the problem you had given me... </SPAN>\n" );
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