document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=391142>Question 391142</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if sally paints a house in 4 hours and john can paint it in 6 hours, how long will it take them to paint the house together. the answer is 2 hours and 24 min but i dont understand how they got it. please break down the problem . thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #277437 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=277437\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if sally paints a house in 4 hours and john can paint it in 6 hours, how long will it take them to paint the house together. the answer is 2 hours and 24 min but i dont understand how they got it. please break down the problem . thank you<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sally 4 hours -------- 1 job<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/4 of the job in 1 hour.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John 6 hours ------------1 job<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/6 of the job in 1 hour<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Together they do <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4+%2B+1%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4+%2B+1%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of the job in 1 hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of the job in 1 hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So they will together do the job in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 2.4 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 2 hours +0.4*60minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=2hours + 24 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 hours 24 minutes<BR>\n" );
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