Painting a House Three painters, Beth, Bill, and Edie, working together, can paint the

Chapter 8, Problem 81

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Painting a House Three painters, Beth, Bill, and Edie, working together, can paint the exterior of a home in 10 hours (hr). Bill and Edie together have painted a similar house in 15 hr. One day, all three worked on this same kind of house for 4 hr, after which Edie left. Beth and Bill required 8 more hr to finish. Assuming no gain or loss in efficiency, how long should it take each person to complete such a job alone?

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