document.write( "Question 370661: Henry can paint the house in 4 hours, and Claude can paint the house in 3 hours. How long would it take the two of them to do the job together? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #264238 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "Let x represent the time it would take to do the job together
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document.write( "Question states. Per hour being the equalizer.
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document.write( "1/4 + 1/3 = 1/x  Multiplying each side of the equation  by 12x so as all denominators = 1
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document.write( "3x + 4x = 12
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document.write( "7x = 12
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document.write( "x = 1.714hr , time it would take  to do the job together \n" );
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