SOLUTION: A painting job can be completed by 7 painters in 24 days. If 14 more painters join the team 9 days after starting work on the job, then how many more days are required to complete
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Question 398033: A painting job can be completed by 7 painters in 24 days. If 14 more painters join the team 9 days after starting work on the job, then how many more days are required to complete the job?
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After 9 days, 15 days of work remain if no painters were added. Adding 14 painters to the original 7 painters means there are 3 times as many painters, hence they should get the remaining work done in one-third the time. 5 days.
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