SOLUTION: If Bill takes 3 hours to paint a room and James takes 5 hours to paint a room, how long will it take to paint a room if they work together?

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Question 999006: If Bill takes 3 hours to paint a room and James takes 5 hours to paint a room, how long will it take to paint a room if they work together?
Answer by ikleyn(52814) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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See the lesson  Using fractions to solve word problems on joint work  in this site,  where the similar problems were solved.
Start with the  Problem 1  of this lesson and read it attentively.  Then substitute your data.

Good luck!