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Bob and Dewei had to paint a house. Bob could paint twice as fast as Dewei. They would take a total of 12 hours to paint the entire house together. How long would Bob take if he was to paint the house by himself?

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Yep that is the right answer /\
User Bblincoe
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Bob would take as long as 6 hours to paint the house:
x=12รท2
x=6
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