document.write( "Question 320236: if sally can paint a house in 4hrs and john can paint the same house in 6hrs, how long will it take for both of them to paint the house together \n" ); document.write( "
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Sally does 1/4 house per hour.
\n" ); document.write( "John paints 1/6 house per hour.
\n" ); document.write( "Together, they do 1/4 + 1/6 per hour = 10/24 houses per hour.
\n" ); document.write( "Hours per house = 24/10 = 2.4 hours
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\n" ); document.write( "4*6/(4+6) = 24/10
\n" ); document.write( "= 2.4 hours
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