SOLUTION: tom can paint a room in 5 hours, steve can paint the same room in 10 hours and Mary can paint the same room in 20 hours. If they work together, how long will it take them to paint

Question 393825: tom can paint a room in 5 hours, steve can paint the same room in 10 hours and Mary can paint the same room in 20 hours. If they work together, how long will it take them to paint the room?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!



Hi

Let x represent time in hours together

Question state***per hour being the equalizer

 1/5 + 1/10 + 1/20 = 1/x  |multiplying thru with 20x so as all denominators = 1

 4x + 2x + x = 20

          7x = 20

           x = 20/7 hrs, time in hours together





 

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