SOLUTION: Ellie can paint a fence in 2 hours. Ilana can paint the same fence in 6 hours. If Ellie painted alone for 1 hour and stopped working, how many hours would Ilana require to finish t

Algebra ->  Rate-of-work-word-problems -> SOLUTION: Ellie can paint a fence in 2 hours. Ilana can paint the same fence in 6 hours. If Ellie painted alone for 1 hour and stopped working, how many hours would Ilana require to finish t      Log On

Working 1 hour alone, Ellie will complete half of the job.


Then to complete the remaining half of the job, Ilana needs 6/2 = 3 hours.    ANSWER