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Greg paints 4 bedrooms per hour on his own and his partner paints 3 bedrooms per hour on

his own. How many bedrooms can Greg and his partner paint in 24 hours?

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Answer:

168 bedrooms

Explanation:

You want the number of bedrooms Greg and his partner can paint in 24 hours if they can individually paint 4 and 3 bedrooms per hour, respectively.

Work

The total work is the product of (work per time) and (time).

total work = Greg's work + Partner's work

total work = (4 bdrm/h)(24 h) +(3 bdrm/h)(24 h)

total work = 96 bdrm + 72 bdrm = 168 bdrm

Greg and his partner can paint 168 bedrooms in 24 hours.

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Additional comment

This is a little different than the usual "working together" problem. Often the individual rates are given as "time per work", 4 hours per bedroom, for example.

If the work rates were 4 hours and 3 hours per bedroom, respectively, then in 24 hours, they could paint 6 + 8 = 14 bedrooms.

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