SOLUTION: A painter can paint a wall in 1 hours and 10 minutes, whereas his assistant can do the same size wall in 2 hours and 30 minutes. Find their work rate of the job per hour when they

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Question 31640: A painter can paint a wall in 1 hours and 10 minutes, whereas his assistant can do the same size wall in 2 hours and 30 minutes. Find their work rate of the job per hour when they work together. Your answer is supposed to be a fraction.
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ONE TAKES 70 MINUTES & THE OTHER TAKES 150 MINUTES THEREFORE
(70X150)/70+150 OR 10,500/220 MINUTES OR 175/3 2/3 HOURS OR 47.7 MINUTES