A group of college students is volunteering for Homes for the Community during their spring break. They are putting the finishing touches on a house they built. Working alone, Wade can paint a certain room in 3 hours. Rhonda can paint the same room in 5 hours. How long will it take them working together to paint the room? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth if necessary.

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tkhunny · Answer

What's your plan?  It might help if you change the data from hour/room to room/hour.

anonymous · Answer

in one hour, wade can do 1/3 of the work, and rhonda 1/5, add the fractions

anonymous · Answer

*are volunteering