document.write( "Question 665479: sally can paint a room in 6 hours, it takes steve 3 hours to paint the same room. how long will it take if they both work together? \n" ); document.write( "

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Add their rates of painting
\n" ); document.write( "( 1 room painted / Sally's time ) + ( 1 room painted / Steve's time ) =
\n" ); document.write( "( 1 room painted / time working together )
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+1%2F6+%2B+1%2F3+=+1%2Ft+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by $\"+6t+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+t+%2B+2t+=+6+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+3t+=+6+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+t+=+2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "It will take them 2 hrs working together
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