SOLUTION: lisa and sam need to paint a fence. lisa can do the job alone 2 hours faster than sam. If together they work for 34 hours and ﬁnish only 2/3 of the job, how long would s

SOLUTION: lisa and sam need to paint a fence. lisa can do the job alone 2 hours faster than sam. If together they work for 34 hours and ﬁnish only 2/3 of the job, how long would s

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Question 400132: lisa and sam need to paint a fence. lisa can do the
job alone 2 hours faster than sam. If together they work for 34
hours and ﬁnish only 2/3
of the job, how long would sam need to
do the job alone
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
[34 / (s - 2)] + (34 / s) = 2/3
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