document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=297258>Question 297258</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If Mary can paint a house in 4 hours and Matt in 6 hours, how long will it take them to paint the house together?  How would you set up the equation for this problem? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Correctly.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/4 +x/6=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+2x=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12/5=2 2/5= 2.4 hrs.<BR>\n" );
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