document.write( "Question 652579: When jack cleans the house it takes him 4 hours. When jose cleans his house it takes him 6 hours. How long woukd it take both of them if they work together? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Jack cleans the house at the rate of \"1%2F4\" house per hour\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Jose cleans house at the rate of \"1%2F6\" house per hour\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Adding \"1%2F4+%2B+1%2F6=%283%2B2%29%2F12\" gives you \"5%2F12\". \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So together they clean \"5%2F12\" of a house in one hour.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To clean one house together, it will take them \"5%2F12=1%2Fx\" of an hour, or
\n" ); document.write( "\"5x=12\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=12%2F5\" which is \"x=2.4\" hours or \"x=2\" hours and \".4%2A60=24\" minutes
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