SOLUTION: If it takes Jack 4 days to paint a house and it takes Jill 6 days to paint the same house, how much time would it take Jack and Jill to paint the same house together?
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Question 148464: If it takes Jack 4 days to paint a house and it takes Jill 6 days to paint the same house, how much time would it take Jack and Jill to paint the same house together? Answer by mangopeeler07(462) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Jack=1/4 of a house a day
Jill=1/6 of a house a day
x=amount of time in days
Together 1/4+1/6 house a day
or 5/12 house a day
5/12x=1
x=12/5 day
or 2 and 2/5 day
Let's translate 2/5 in time
One day=24 hours
2/5 times 24= 9.6
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