Bob, Trinity, and Roger are painting their living room. Trinity takes twice the number of hours that Bob takes to finish the job alone, while Roger takes an hour faster than Bob. If Bob works for 1 hour, Roger works for 2 hours, and Trinity works for 3 hours to finish the paint job, how long can Bob finish the job alone?

Bob, Trinity, and Roger are painting their living room. Trinity takes twice the number of hours that Bob takes to finish the job alone, while Roger takes an hour faster than Bob. If Bob works for 1 hour, Roger works for 2 hours, and Trinity works for 3 hours to finish the paint job, how long can Bob finish the job alone?

Intermediate Algebra

19th Edition

ISBN:9780998625720

Author:Lynn Marecek

Publisher:Lynn Marecek

Chapter9: Quadratic Equations And Functions

Section9.5: Solve Applications Of Quadratic Equations

Problem 9.81TI: The weekly news magazine has a big story naming the Person of the Year and the editor wants the...

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