Ernie pains 1/2 a house per hour
Lizzie pains 1/5 of a house in an hour
Together they paint 1/5 + 1/2 = 7/10 of a house in an hour
So that is 10/7 hours per house
\(\frac{10hours}{7houses}*2 houses= \frac{20}{7}hours\)
So that is
2 hours 51minutes and 26 seconds to the nearest second.