SOLUTION: If it takes me 3 hours to clean the entire house and it would take you 2 hours to clean the entire house. How much of the entire house would we clean in one hour working togethe

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Question 1160084: If it takes me 3 hours to clean the entire house
and it would take you 2 hours to clean the entire
house. How much of the entire house would we
clean in one hour working together?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, josgarithmetic:
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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1%2F3 + 1%2F2 = 2%2F6+%2B+3%2F6 = 5%2F6.    ANSWER

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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Combined rate in unit of HOUSE per HOURS is 1%2F3%2B1%2F2.

The RECIPROCAL of that is how many HOURS to clean the one house.