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Question 1065527: Kian can paint a wall in 9 hours, if Audrey helped the job is done in 6 hours, how many hours it will taked if Audrey worked alone?
Found 3 solutions by Fombitz, ikleyn, MathTherapy:
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source):
Answer by ikleyn(52908)  (Show Source):
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Kian can paint a wall in 9 hours, if Audrey helped the job is done in 6 hours, how many hours it will taked if Audrey worked alone?
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Kian paints  of the wall surface per hour.
Together with Audrey, they paint  of the wall surface per hour.
Now it is clear that Audrey, working alone, paints  =  =  of the wall surface per hour.
Hence, it will take 18 hours for Audrey to paint the wall, if he works alone.
SOLVED.
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Answer by MathTherapy(10557)  (Show Source):
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Kian can paint a wall in 9 hours, if Audrey helped the job is done in 6 hours, how many hours it will taked if Audrey worked alone?
Time Audrey takes: 
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