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document.write( "Since Yathu can paint a living room in 6 hours, he paints  of the living room area in one hour. It is his rate.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The Mazhahir paints  of the living room area in one hour.\r\n" );
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document.write( "If the two painters work together, they paint  =  =  =  of the room area per hour. \r\n" );
document.write( "(When the painters work together, their rates add up.)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, they need  =  hour = 3 hours and 45 minutes to complete the job, if they work together.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is a typical problem on joint work.\r\n" );
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document.write( "For a variety of similar solved joint-work problems see the lesson \r\n" );
document.write( "Using fractions to solve word problems on joint work in this site, \r\n" );
document.write( "and also associated lessons.\r\n" );
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