SOLUTION: Bob can wash a fence in 5 hours. When he got his friend bill to help him and they worked together, it only took 2 hours. How long would it have taken bill if he'd been working alon
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Question 882558: Bob can wash a fence in 5 hours. When he got his friend bill to help him and they worked together, it only took 2 hours. How long would it have taken bill if he'd been working alone?
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