SOLUTION: there are 40 rooms that need to be painted and only 6 painters available, if there are still 10 rooms unpainted, how many rooms did each painter paint

SOLUTION: there are 40 rooms that need to be painted and only 6 painters available, if there are still 10 rooms unpainted, how many rooms did each painter paint

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Question 648871: there are 40 rooms that need to be painted and only 6 painters available, if there are still 10 rooms unpainted, how many rooms did each painter paint
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The 6 painters must have painted rooms

Each painter painted 5 rooms
( That's if they all paint at the same rate , which is assumed )

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