SOLUTION: 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?
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Question 174500: 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? Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Sally can paint 1/4 of the job per hour
John can paint 1/6 of the job per hour
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together the can paint (1/4+1/6)of the job per hour
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LCM is 24
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6/24+4/24=10/24=5/12( of the job per hour(together))
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5/12(t)=1(job)
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cross multiply
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5t=12
: hours to complete job together
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