John can finish painting a small house using his electric painting machine in 5 hours. When George joins John using his old painting brushes, it takes them 3 hours to paint the house. How long would it take George to paint the room by himself using his painting machine?
John can finish painting a small house using his electric painting machine in 5 hours. When George joins John using his old painting brushes, it takes them 3 hours to paint the house. How long would it take George to paint the room by himself using his painting machine?
Chapter7: Rational Expressions And Functions
Section7.4: Solve Rational Equations
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