SOLUTION: randy can paint a room in 15 hrs. less than the time his brother adan could together they can finish painting the room in 5 hrs. how long would it take randy if he waited alone?

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Question 1043224: randy can paint a room in 15 hrs. less than the time his brother adan could together they can finish painting the room in 5 hrs. how long would it take randy if he waited alone?
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randy can paint a room in 15 hrs. less than the time his brother adan could together they can finish painting the room in 5 hrs. how long would it take randy if he waited alone?


ADJUSTED DESCRIPTION:
Randy can paint a room in 15 hrs. less than the time his brother could. Together they can finish painting the room in 5 hrs. How long would it take randy if he worked waited alone?

Rates of the painters working the same task together will be summed. 
Randy,  
Brother, 
Together,


Your objective is to solve for , for RANDY.


First solve for x, the time for his brother to do this job if alone.
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