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I can paint a house in 3 hours my friend in 5 hours. how fast together can we paint one house?

User Don Ho
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You: 1/3 in a hour
Your friend : 1/5 a hour
Together: 8/15 in a hour
15/8 hours for one house

User Ahmad Mushtaq
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