document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=116230>Question 116230</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If Sally can paint a house in 4 hours, and John can paint the same house in 6 hours, how long will it take for both of them to paint the house together?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #84539 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=84539\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sally can do 1/4 of the job in 1 hr.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "John can do 1/6 of the job in 1 hr.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/6 + 1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=2/12 + 3/12 = 5/12 of the job in 1 hr together so they can do the entire job in 12/5 hrs.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12/5=2 2/5 hrs or 2 hrs 24 min.<BR>\n" );
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