Andrew can paint the neighbor's house 6 times as fast as Bailey. The year Andrew and Bailey worked together, it took them 1 days. How long would it take each to paint the house?

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anonymous · Answer

This is exactly how the question is asked.. It makes no sense to me...

anonymous · Answer

A = andrew's painting rate
B = bailey's painting rate
H = house size
H/(A+B) = 1
A = 6B

anonymous · Answer

Im still confused.

anonymous · Answer

Does what I've written so far make sense to you?

anonymous · Answer

Not really.I mean I understand the A and B and H.. But putting them together to h/(A+B)=1, I don't understand.

anonymous · Answer

(A+B) is how quickly they can paint together. H is how much they have to paint. So H/(A+B) gives the time it takes to paint the house. We know that time is 1. So H/(A+B) = 1.

anonymous · Answer

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