What is the algebra problem which starts, "if Joe can paint a house in 6 hours"...?

Answer by  Clement (1453)

Typically it continues and says that say Jane would paint the house in, say, 8 hours, and asks how fast Joe and Jane will paint the house together. Observe in one hour Joe paints 1/6 of the house and Jane 1/8, together they paint 7/24 in one hour, i. e. , they need 24/7 hours.

Answer by  ds (18)

Please answer the following algebra problem. If Joe can paint a house in 6 hours, and Jean can paint a house in 8 hours, how many houses can Joe and Jean paint together in 24 hours? Assume that they do not take any breaks and can work around the clock. Answer: 7 houses