document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=132283>Question 132283</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 hour, 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 #96631 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oscargut><B>oscargut(2103)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oscargut><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=oscargut><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=96631\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sally is doing 1/4 each hour John 1/6 each hour so together they work 1/4 + 1/6 = 10/24 = 5/12 in a hour. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "5/12 -------> 1 hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 -------> x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "then x=12/5 so the response is 12/5 hours = 2.4 hours = 2 hours and 24 minutes   </SPAN>\n" );
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