document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=19283>Question 19283</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I posted this question 19239 because I'm helping my daughter.  Sally paint a garge in 8 hours and Susan can paint the garage in 6 hours.  If they paint together how long will it take.  I have 1 hour and 15 minutes is this correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks very much. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #9309 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=9309\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> No, sorry! First, you should find the rate (how much of the garage per hour) at which the two can paint the garage.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If Sally can paint the garage in 8 hours, then she can paint 1/8 of the garage in 1 hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If Susan can paint the garage in 6 hours, then she can paint 1/6 of the garage in 1 hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, together, they can paint (1/8 + 1/6) = 7/24 of the garage in 1 hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let G stand for the painting of the entire garage<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You could write this as: (7/24)G = 1 hour. You need to find the value of G, so multiply both sides by the multiplicative inverse of 7/24, that's 24/7.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you have G = 24/7 hours. This is the time required for both Sally & Susan to paint the the garage together.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24/7 hours = 3 hr, 25 mins, 43 secs. </SPAN>\n" );
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