SOLUTION: Hi there and thanks in advance. Betty and Karen working together can paint a house in two-thirds time it takes Karen working alone. Betty takes 6 hours to paint a house alone. H
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Question 472088: Hi there and thanks in advance. Betty and Karen working together can paint a house in two-thirds time it takes Karen working alone. Betty takes 6 hours to paint a house alone. How long does it take Karen to paint a house working alone?
I know the usually way to solve these but the 2/3 part is screwing me up. Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! (2/3)(1/6+1/n)=1/n
2/18+2/3n=1/n
1/9+2/3n=1/n
n+6=9
n=3
It takes Karen 3 hours working alone to paint a house
1/6+1/3=1/6+2/6=3/6=1/2
2/3X1/2=1/3..
