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A painting crew paints at a rate of 1 2 square foot per second. If the area of the walls in a house are 4500 square feet, how long does it take them to finish painting the house?

User Eran Abir
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For this case we have the following equation:
t = A / v
Where,
t: time
A: area
v: speed
Substituting values we have:
t = 4500 / (1/2)
t = 9000 seconds
Answer:
It will take them to finish painting the house about:
t = 9000 seconds
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