Sick colleague
All the classrooms at school were painted during the holidays. On the first day, 6 painters did one sixth of the required work. From the second day until the painting was finished, only 5 painters worked because one of them got sick. All the painters worked the same way the whole time.
How many days did it take the remaining 5 painters (excluding the sick colleague) to finish the work?
How many days did it take the remaining 5 painters (excluding the sick colleague) to finish the work?
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