SOLUTION: one maid can clean the house three times faster than another. Working together they can clean the entire house in 3 hours. How long would it take the faster maid cleaning alone?

Question 46028: one maid can clean the house three times faster than another. Working together they can clean the entire house in 3 hours. How long would it take the faster maid cleaning alone?
Answer by Paul(988) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
One maid = 3x
Another maid = x
EQUATION:

x=4
4(3)=12
Hence, ot would take her 12 hours to clean the house alone.
Paul.
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