SOLUTION: Maria can paint the walls of an apartment in 8 hours. After she has worked 3 hours, Pat joins her and they finish the job in 2 hours more. How long would it take Pat to do the whol

Question 1134857: Maria can paint the walls of an apartment in 8 hours. After she has worked 3 hours, Pat joins her and they finish the job in 2 hours more. How long would it take Pat to do the whole job without the aid of Maria?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
p, the time for Pat if working alone

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