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Jamie can paint a wall in 54 minutes. Together, Connie and Jamie can paint the same wall in 36 minutes.How long would it take Connie to paint the same wall by herself?A. 18 minutesB. 45 minutesC. 90 minutesD. 108 minutes

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Jamie can paint a wall in 54 minutes. Together, Connie and Jamie can paint the same wall in 36 minutes.

How long would it take Connie to paint the same wall by herself?





A. 18 minutes

B. 45 minutes

C. 90 minutes

D. 108 minutes​

we know that

Jamie can paint a wall in 54 minutes

Jamie + Connie can paint a wall in 36 minutes

Applying proportion

Jamie pant 100% wall in 54 minutes

so

Find out the percentage in 36 minutes

100/54=x/36

x=(100/54)*36

x=66.67%

that means

that Connie paint 33.33% in 36 minutes

so

Applying proportion

36/33.33=x/100

x=(36/33.33)*100

x=108 minutes

answer is option D

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