SOLUTION: If Patricia were to paint her living room alone, it would take 6 hours. Her sister Evelyn could do the job in 8 hours. How many hours would it take them working together? Express

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Question 1153263: If Patricia were to paint her living room alone, it would take 6
hours. Her sister Evelyn could do the job in 8 hours. How many hours would it take them working together? Express your answer as a fraction reduced to lowest terms, if needed.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Their combined rate would be 1%2F6%2B1%2F8 in the unit of ROOM per HOURS. The final answer being asked would be the reciprocal.