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Work Problem: Mrs. Perry needs Mr. Chesah's help painting her new office. Perry could paint her office in 4 hours. She heard that Chesah has the new PAINTMASTER3000...and could paint Perry's fancy new office in half the time. If they work together, how long would it take them to paint Perry's new office?

A 0.75 hrs
B 1.333 hrs
C 6 hrs
D 3 hrs

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Answer:

6 hrs

Step-by-step explanation: If Im reading corectly your saying that Mrs. Perry is painting for 4 hours plus Mr. Chesah painting for 2 hours (half of 4 hours) Add them up and get 6 hrs. I hope this is what you meant.

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