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a painter can finish a painting a house in 3 hours. Her assistant takes 5 hours to finish the same job. How long would it take for them to complete the job if they were working together?
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a painter can finish a painting a house in 3 hours. Her assistant takes 5 hours to finish the same job. How long would it take for them to complete the job if they were working together?

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If this is a trick question, it could possibly be 5 hours, due to the assistant taking 5 hours. But if they take turns, it would be 8 hours

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