Three Painters School Days
One painter would paint a school by himself in 28 days. The second painter would paint the school by himself in 24 days. They also called a third painter because they needed to paint the school in 8 days. The three of them painted the school together in 8 days. In how many days would the third painter paint the school by himself?
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