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It takes 3 people 4 hours to paint a wall. Assume that all people paint at the same rate. How long would it take 5 people to paint the same wall?

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4 because there all working at the same rate
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2
(2)/(5) hours or 2.4 hours or 2 hours and 24 minutes

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It takes 3 people 4 hours to paint a wall. Assume that all people paint at the same-example-1
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