SOLUTION: If it takes 1 man 4 hrs. to paint a house, and takes another man 6 hrs. to paint the same house, how long would it take for both men working together to paint the house?
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Question 375931: If it takes 1 man 4 hrs. to paint a house, and takes another man 6 hrs. to paint the same house, how long would it take for both men working together to paint the house? Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! one man 4 hours
so he does 1/4 of the job in 1 hour.
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other man 6 hours
so he does 1/6 of the job in 1 hour
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together
1/4 +1/6 of the job in 1 hour
=10/24
=5/12 of the job in 1 day
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they take 12/5 hours= 2.4 hours to paint the house
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