document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1058776>Question 1058776</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can paint a room in 8 hours.Your dad can paint the same room in 6 hours .If you decide to paint the Room together,to the nearest minute,how long will it take to paint the room? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #673874 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=673874\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First let's add up what they can do individually in one hour:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/6+1/8 = 8/48+6/48 =14/48 = 7/24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now let t stand for the time it takes them to complete the job together:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 1 hour: 7/24 = 1/t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Flip the equation, and you get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 24/7 = 3.43 hours or 3 hours and (60*.43 = 25.8) 26 minutes.\r<BR>\n" );
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