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Answer:

8 Hours

Explanation:

Since 4 painters painting one house takes 14 hours, then one person would take 56 hours to paint the whole house. Hence, 4 x 14 = 56. If 7 people painted the house, then 8 hours would be needed since 56 / 7 = 8.

4 people x 14 hours = House

56 hours = House

56 hours is required to paint a house.

7 people x H hours= House

7 people x H hours = 56

(7 people x H hours)/ 7 = 56 / 7

You divide 7 on both sides to isolate H on one side.

H hours = 8

So H = 8 which is the amount of hours needed.

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