Max and Maggie have to clean the house. It takes Max 12 hours to clean the house, while Maggie can complete the task in 4 hours. Their sister says that it will take 3 hours to complete if they work together. Explain each step in solving this equation, and determine if the sister is correct or not.
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Max 1 hour work =1 / 12
Maggie 1 hour work= 1/ 4
Max and Maggie 1 work together= 1/12+1/4=1/3
So Max and Maggie together complete the work in 3 hours.
The sister is correct
Maggie 1 hour work= 1/ 4
Max and Maggie 1 work together= 1/12+1/4=1/3
So Max and Maggie together complete the work in 3 hours.
The sister is correct
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