Terry's brother can paint a room in 3 hours less than Terry can paint it. Working together they can complete the job in 2 hours.

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babunello [35]

3 years ago

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Terry's brother can paint a room in 3 hours less than Terry can paint it. Working together they can complete the job in 2 hours.

How much time would require Terry to paint the room working alone? Enter just the number no words.

Mathematics

1 answer:

sukhopar [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-25T07:05:07+03:00

Answer:

6

Step-by-step explanation:

the equation would be 2/(x-3) + 2/x = 1 derived from the work formula of T/A + T/B = 1; T representing total time working together, A/B respectively representing the two different rates of working. In the end Terry would spend 6 hours working alone.