document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=655298>Question 655298</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mrs. Brown can clean her house in 3 hours. Her daughters can do the same job in 6 hours. How long will it take them to clean the house if they work together? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #409048 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ash.ghadge><B>ash.ghadge(2)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ash.ghadge><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=409048\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> assume that they took 'x' days to clean the house together.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "as Mrs. brawn cleans in 3 hours. in 1 hour she cleans 1/3rd part of the house.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hence in 'x' hours she cleans x/3 rd part of the house<BR>\n" );
document.write( "similarly her daughter cleans the house in 6 hours. in 1 hour she cleans 1/6th part of the house.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "it means in 'x' hours she cleans x/6th part of the house.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "both of them paints '1' house is 'x' hours.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "hence equation becomes:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2F3%29+%2B+%28x%2F6%29+=+1%7D+multiply+both+sides+by+6%0D%0A%0D%0A+++++++++++++++++++++++++%7B%7B%7B%282x%29+%2B+%28x%29+=+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                          <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x+=+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x+=+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides by 3    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%2F3+=+6%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%2F3+=+6%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "                           x = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mrs. Brawn and her daughter can clean the house in 2 hours working together.       </SPAN>\n" );
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