Question

Casey and Malik can paint a room in 6 hours if they work together. If Malik were to work by himself, it would take him 4 hours longer than it would take Casey working by himself. How long would it take Casey to paint the room by himself if Malik calls in sick? Round to 2 decimal places.

Answer 1

It would take 10 hours for Casey to paint the room by himself.

Explanation:

Given that Casey and Malik can paint a room in 6 hours if they work together, and if Malik were to work by himself, it would take him 4 hours longer than it would take Casey working by himself, to determine how long would it take Casey to paint the room by himself if Malik calls in sick the following calculation must be performed:

6 x 2 = 12

12 x 2 = 24

(24 - 4) / 2 = 10

Therefore, it would take 10 hours for Casey to paint the room by himself.