document.write( "Question 191006: How would I solve this type of problem? If sam can paint a house in 5 hours and Jill can paint a house in 3 hours, how long will it take for both of them to paint a house? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #143409 by Edwin McCravy(20055)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "You can do it in your head!\r\n" );
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document.write( "In 15 hours Sam can paint 3 houses and Jill can paint 5 houses.\r\n" );
document.write( "That's 8 houses in 15 hours they can paint, both working together,\r\n" );
document.write( "so the length of time for just 1 house would be 15 hours divided \r\n" );
document.write( "by 8 or 1 7/8 hours.\r\n" );
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