document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=612503>Question 612503</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> one painter can paint a house in 12 hours, and the second panter can paint a house in 8 hours. how long would it take them to paint the house together? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = time (hours) for both together<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(1/12 + 1/8) = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply both sides by 24:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(2 + 3) = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(5) = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 24/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4.8 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4 hours and 48 minutes<BR>\n" );
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