SOLUTION: James and John, working together, can paint a room in 5 hours. If Jude helps James and John paint the room, the three of them can paint the room in 4 hours. What amount of time (in
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Question 1187961: James and John, working together, can paint a room in 5 hours. If Jude helps James and John paint the room, the three of them can paint the room in 4 hours. What amount of time (in hours) would it take James, working alone, to paint the room?
Answer by Solver92311(821) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Cannot be determined from the information given. Some relationship between the rate at which James works to the rate at which John works must be provided. It could be determined how much time it would take Jude to do the work alone, but that isn't what you asked.
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