SOLUTION: If 3 people who work at the same rate can paint a house in 8 days, what fractional part of the house can one person paint in 2 days?

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Question 903261: If 3 people who work at the same rate can paint a house in 8 days, what fractional part of the house can one person paint in 2 days?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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r is the rate for 1 people in houses per day.

This work is based on RT=J rate time job
3r%2A8=1
r=1%2F%283%2A8%29
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1%2Ar%2A2=j
%281%2F%283%2A8%29%29%2A2=j
j=1%2F%283%2A4%29
highlight%28j=1%2F12%29