2 people working at the same rate will take 9 hours to paint a room assuming they ALL work at this rate, how long will it take 3 people to paint the room

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asked Oct 23, 2024 28.2k views

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Led Machine · Answer 1 · 2024-10-29T02:41:14+0000

Answer:

4.5 hours

Explanation:

2 people working at same rate take 9 hours

so 1 person will take (9)(2) = 18 hours

so 3 people working at same rate will be, since every person halves the time,

18/4 = 4.5 hours