17. A group of college students is volunteering for Help the Homeless during their spring break They are putting the finishing touches on a house they built. Working alone, Irina can paint a certain room in 9 hours. Paulo can paint the same room in 8 hours. Write an equation that can be used to find how long it will take them working together to paint the room. How many hours will it take them to paint the room? If necessary, round your answer to the nearest hundredth. 1: 2.18 hours 8 6. 1 3.73 hours 8. = 1; 8.5 hours = 1; 4.24 hours 8. SSkills Check

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17. A
of college students is volunteering for Help the Homeless during their spring break.
group
They are putting the finishing touches on a house they built. Working alone, Irina can paint a
certain room in 9 hours. Paulo can paint the same room in 8 hours. Write an equation that can
be used to find how long it will take them working together to paint the room. How many
hours will it take them to paint the room? If necessary, round your answer to the nearest
hundredth
= 1; 2.18 hours
: 3.73 hours
%3D
8.
8.
= 1; 8.5 hours
%3D
= 1; 4.24 hours
8.
S Skills Check
Transcribed Image Text:17. A of college students is volunteering for Help the Homeless during their spring break. group They are putting the finishing touches on a house they built. Working alone, Irina can paint a certain room in 9 hours. Paulo can paint the same room in 8 hours. Write an equation that can be used to find how long it will take them working together to paint the room. How many hours will it take them to paint the room? If necessary, round your answer to the nearest hundredth = 1; 2.18 hours : 3.73 hours %3D 8. 8. = 1; 8.5 hours %3D = 1; 4.24 hours 8. S Skills Check
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