SOLUTION: If Janet can paint a wall in 10 hours but working with Linda, both of them can paint the fence in 4 hours. How long would it have taken Janet to paint the fence alone?

Question 1064332: If Janet can paint a wall in 10 hours but working with Linda, both of them can paint the fence in 4 hours. How long would it have taken Janet to paint the fence alone?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The time for Linda to paint the wall working alone is y:

SOLVE FOR y.

Your normal fractions skills.
LCD or simplest denominator is 10y.

Multiply left and right by 10y.

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