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  • 06-07-2017
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Andrew can paint the neighbors house 3 times as fast as Bailey if bailey and Andrew work togther it took 3 days how long does it take each one

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  • 07-07-2017
Set a ratio. a=3b. a+b=5. Therefore, 3b + b = 5. 4b= 5. If b=5/4, then a is 3 times as much, which is 15/4 = a. 
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