SOLUTION: A painter can finish painting a house in 3 hours. Her assistant takes 5 hours to finish the same job. How long would it take for them to complete the job if they were working tog
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Question 83759: A painter can finish painting a house in 3 hours. Her assistant takes 5 hours to finish the same job. How long would it take for them to complete the job if they were working together?
Answer by checkley75(3666) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5*3/(5+3)
15/8=1.875 HOURS IF THEY WORK TOGETHER.
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