document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=253585>Question 253585</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I solve this?  Sally can paint a house in 4 hours.  It takes John 6 hours to paint the same house.  How long does it take them together?  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am not sure how to set this up.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lisa Comer </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #185923 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><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=185923\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is job /time. We want the job over time for Sally and for John. We want the time together, x. So we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/4)x + (1/6)x = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 1 - multiply by 12 to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 2x = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12/5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.4 hours.<BR>\n" );
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