document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1069797>Question 1069797</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sally can paint a room in 7 hours while it takes Steve 9 hours to paint the same room. How long would it take them to paint the room if they worked&#8203; together? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #684913 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=684913\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in 1 hour, Sally paints 1/7 of the room and Steve 1/9 of the room.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In x hours, working together, they paint<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x/7)+(x/9)=1 full room.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by the LCD of 63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x+7x=63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x=63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(63/16) hours or just under 4 hours (3.9375 hours) </SPAN>\n" );
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