SOLUTION: Ron can paint the kitchen in 6 hours. If he and his wife can paint the kitchen in 2 hour, how long would it take his wife to paint it alone?

SOLUTION: Ron can paint the kitchen in 6 hours. If he and his wife can paint the kitchen in 2 hour, how long would it take his wife to paint it alone?

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Question 1078776: Ron can paint the kitchen in 6 hours. If he and his wife can paint the kitchen in 2 hour, how long would it take his wife to paint it alone?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In 1 hour, Ron paints 1/6 of it
in 1 hour, he and his wife can paint 1/2 of it
Therefore, in 1 hour, his wife can paint (1/2-1/6)=1/3 of it.
It will take her 3 hours to paint it herself.
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