document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=478839>Question 478839</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> sally can paint a room in 4 hours while it takes steve 7 hours to paint the same room. how long would it take them to paint the room if they worked together?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #328093 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=328093\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is a parallel input problem, commonly seen in pumps and flow rates and electrical resistances.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hint:  Consider what part of a room Sally paints per hour, and what part Steve does per hour.<BR>\n" );
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