Painters 4

One painter can do a job in 12 days. After 4 1/3 days, a second painter comes to help, and together they complete the work in 8 days. How long would the second painter take to do the job alone?

Final Answer:

x =  11 d

Step-by-step explanation:

a=431=4+31=34 3+1=312+1=3134.3333 s=8 b=8a=8313=38 3313=324313=32413=3113.6667  s/12 + b/x = 1  x 12s+b=x x 128+3.6666666666667=x  x 8/12+3.6666666666667=x  4x=44  x=444=11  x=11=11 d



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