SOLUTION: Working together, Thamuz and Uranus can finish paonting the room in two hours. Thamuz can finish the same job in 3 hours less than Uranus. How long it take Uranus to paint the room

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Question 1174267: Working together, Thamuz and Uranus can finish paonting the room in two hours. Thamuz can finish the same job in 3 hours less than Uranus. How long it take Uranus to paint the room workinf alone? what about Thamuz?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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Thamuz+Uranus, 1%2F2, their rate
Thamuz, 1%2F%28u-3%29
Uranus, 1%2Fu


1%2F2=1%2F%28u-3%29%2B1%2Fu----------simplify and solve this.