<PRE><B>Question 392266</B>
Working together, Larry, Moe, and Curly can paint an elephant in 3 minutes. Working alone, it would take Larry 10 minutes or Moe 6 minutes to paint the elephant. How long would it take Curly to paint the elephant if heworked alone?
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Larry paints 1/10 of the elephant per minute.
Moe paints 1/6 per minute.
Curly paints 1/x per minute, we don&#39;t know yet.
Together, they paint 1/3 per minute.
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1/10 + 1/6 + 1/x = 1/3
Multiply by 30
3 + 5 + 30/x = 10
30/x = 2
x = 15
It would take Curly 15 minutes.
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