document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=324901>Question 324901</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sally can paint a room in 6 hours while it takes Steve 8 hours to paint the same room. How long would it take them if they worked together? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #232620 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16949)</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=232620\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> LET PAINTING THE ROOM BE 1JOB\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sally can do the job in 6 hours <BR>\n" );
document.write( "she does 1/6 of the job in 1 hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Steve takes 8 hours to do the job.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "he does 1/8 of the job in in 1 hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "together they do 1/6 + 1/8 of the job in 1 hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/6 + 1/8 = 4+3/24 = 7/24 of the job in 1 hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For doing 1 job together they will take 24/7 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 3.42 hours<BR>\n" );
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