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Question 324767: there are three house painters painting the same house. one paints it in two hours and the next in three hours the third painter paints the house in five hours how long would it take all three of them to work together and paint the house. Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1/2+1/3+1/5=1/X FIND THE LCD (2*3*5=30)
(15+10+6)/30)=1/X
31/30=1/X
31X=30
X=30/31
X=.97 HOURS.
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