Register
(20 POINTS!!!!) Jack can paint an entire house in 3 hours. Jill can do the same job in 4 hours. What portion of the house can they paint in 1 hour if they work together?
78.0k views
4 votes
(20 POINTS!!!!) Jack can paint an entire house in 3 hours. Jill can do the same job in 4 hours. What portion of the house can they paint in 1 hour if they work together?

User Ichimok
by
6.7k points

2 Answers

3 votes
7/12 portion of the house
User Dgellow
by
6.4k points
4 votes
Answer: 7/12 portion

Step-by-step explanation:

Jack can paint:

1 house = 3hr
1/3 portion= 1hr

Jill can paint:

1 house = 4hr
1/4 portion = 1hr

Both of them together can paint in 1 hour:

1/3 + 1/4 = 3/12 + 4/12 = 7/12 portion in 1hr
User TheSoul
by
5.8k points
Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

6.5m questions

8.7m answers

Other Questions

What is the least common denominator of the four fractions 20 7/10 20 3/4 18 9/10 20 18/25
What is 0.12 expressed as a fraction in simplest form
Solve using square root or factoring method plz help!!!!.....must click on pic to see the whole problem
What is the initial value and what does it represent? $4, the cost per item $4, the cost of the catalog $6, the cost per item $6, the cost of the catalog?
What is distributive property ?
Link Copied!