document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=321163>Question 321163</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am very confused, I have absolutely no idea how to solve this word problem. Please help me solve the problem: If Sally can paint a house in four hours, John can paint the same house in six hours. How long will it take them to paint it together? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #229989 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=229989\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Painting the house is considered as 1 job\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sally can paint a house in four hours, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "so sally can do 1/4 of the job in 1 hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "John can paint the same house in six hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "John can do 1/6 job in 1 hour<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They together can do 1/4 + 1/6 of the job in 1 hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/4 + 1/6 = 3+2 / 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 5/12 of the job in 1 hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so to do 1 job  they take 12/5 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 2.4 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They together can paint the house in 2.4 hours </SPAN>\n" );
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