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2 men are painting identical size houses. It takes one man 5 hours to paint a house. It takes the other man 3 hours to paint a house. How long would it
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2 men are painting identical size houses. It takes one man 5 hours to paint a house. It takes the other man 3 hours to paint a house. How long would it take if both men paint the same size house together?
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if it takes one man hours to paint a house, he paints of the house in one hour
if it takes the other man hours to paint a house, he paints house in an hour
so, together they paint of the house in an hour
and ....solve for
this is how many days would it take if both men paint the same size house together
or day , min, and sec
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