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15 May, 13:54

Brad paints a house in 5 days. When his brother Nick joins him, they can paint a house in 3 days. How long does it take Nick to paint the house alone

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  1. 15 May, 16:04
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    It takes Nick alone 7.5 days to finish painting a house.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Let the speed of Brad's painting be B

    Let the speed of Nick's painting be N

    And let the amount of work required to paint a house be H

    Let the time it takes Nick alone to finish painting a house be t

    (Speed of painting) = (amount of work to be done) / (total time it takes to finish)

    From the question,

    B = (H/5) (eqn 1)

    N = (H/t) (eqn 2)

    But they both paint a house in 3 days

    In 3 days, Brad does (3*B) amount of work and Nick does (3*N) amount of work too.

    Therefore, H = 3B + 3N (eqn 3)

    Recall (eqn 1) and (eqn 2) and substitute for B and N in (eqn 3)

    H = 3B + 3N

    B = (H/5); N = (H/t)

    H = (3H/5) + (3H/t)

    1 = (3/5) + (3/t)

    Multiply through by 5t

    5t = 3t + 15

    5t - 3t = 15

    2t = 15

    t = (15/2) = 7.5 days
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