SOLUTION: If 2 painters can complete 2 rooms in 2 hours, how many painters would it take to do 18 rooms in 6 hours?

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Question 1019801: If 2 painters can complete 2 rooms in 2 hours, how many painters would it take to do 18 rooms in 6 hours?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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r, the rate for one painter.
n, unknown number of painters.
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