Question

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Sally can paint a room in 9 hours while it takes Steve 4 hours to paint the same room. How long would it take them to paint the room if they worked​ together?

Answer 1

working together, they can paint the room in 4 hrs 14 min

Explanation:

Multiply both sides by 72x

8x+%2B+9x+=+72

17x+=+72

x+=+4.24 hrs

.24%2A60+=+14.4

working together, they can paint the room in 4 hrs 14 min