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Person A can paint the neighbor's house 6 times as fast as Person B. The year A and B worked together it took them 4 days. How long would it take each to paint the house?

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  1. 4 June, 02:56
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    Person A takes 4.66 days and person B 28 days

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Let t = time required by A to paint the house

    "Person A can paint the neighbor's house 6 times faster than Person B."

    Thus:

    6 * t = time required by person B

    Therefore we have to:

    4 / t + 4/6 * t = 1

    we solve:

    (4 * 6 * t + 4 * t) 6 * t * t = 1

    (28 * t) 6 * t * t = 1

    6/28 = t

    t = 14/3

    that is, person A takes 4.66 days and person B 28 days (4.66 * 6)
  2. 4 June, 03:04
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    Person A will take 4,67 days

    Person B will take 28 days

    Step-by-step explanation:

    They both paint the house in 4 days, then in one day they will paint 1/4 of the house.

    Let call "x " number of days person B takes to paint neighbor's house, and in one day B will paint 1/x

    Then person A would take x/6 to paint the same house, and in one day A will paint 1/x/6 or 6/x

    According problem statement they both A and B took 4 days painting the house, therefore

    1/x + 6/x = 1/4

    (1 + 6) / x = 1 / 4

    (1 + 6) * 4 = x

    7*4 = x

    x = 28 days

    So person B would take 28 days

    And person A would take 28/6 or 4,67 days
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