document.write( "Question 210936: The question is: If a man can paint a house in 4 hours and a lady can paint a house in 6 hours, how long will it take if they both paint the house together?\r \n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "I'm trying to go back to school and haven't used Algebra is many years. I was thinking that X would be the time it took for both of them to paint the house. I've tried several different ways, but just can't remember. This is the last equation that I tried. This question comes from some review questions on the internet to study for the college placement test. \n" );
document.write( "1/2 (4+6)=X over 2 \n" );
document.write( "
![\"\"](\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\")
