SOLUTION: Simon can paint his apartment alone in 5 days less than it would take his cousin Raymond to do the same job. If they work together, the painting job can finished in 6 days how long

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Question 978899: Simon can paint his apartment alone in 5 days less than it would take his cousin Raymond to do the same job. If they work together, the painting job can finished in 6 days how long will it take Raymond to paint the apartment himself?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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Raymond, rate is 1%2Fx JOBS per DAY.
Simon's rate is 1%2F%28x-5%29 JOBS per DAY.
Both Together, 1%2F6 jobs per day.

"Both" rate is the sum of Raymond's and Simon's rates.
Make the equation and solve for the value of x.