SOLUTION: three men paint a house in 5 days. how long will it take 2 men to paint the house

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Question 778952: three men paint a house in 5 days.
how long will it take 2 men to paint the house
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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three men paint a house in 5 days.
how long will it take 2 men to paint the house
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Jobs are often quoted in man-hours or man-days.
3 men * 5 days = 15 man-days for the painting.
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15 man-days/2 men = 7.5 days
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PS Sometimes the men are women.
English needs a nuetral gender pronoun for a person.