SOLUTION: Pam and Matt, working together, can paint the deck in 6 hours. Working alone, Matt takes twice as long as Pam. How long does it take Pam to paint the deck alone?
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Question 1027045: Pam and Matt, working together, can paint the deck in 6 hours. Working alone, Matt takes twice as long as Pam. How long does it take Pam to paint the deck alone? Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let Pam and Matt be p and m. Then
6/p+6/m=1
Since m=2p, then
6/p+6/2p=1
12+6=2p
18=2p
p=9
2p=18
Pam can finish in 9 hours working alone, Matt can finish in 18 hours working alone!!!!!!!!!
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