Solve
-A Painter Can Finish Painting a House in 8 $9 \mathrm { hr }$

question 277

Multiple Choice

Solve.
-A painter can finish painting a house in 8 hours. Her assistant takes 10 hours to finish the same job. How long would it take for them to complete the job if they were working together?

• A) \(9 \mathrm { hr }\)
• B) \(4 \frac { 4 } { 9 } \mathrm { hr }\)
• C) \(7 \mathrm { hr }\)
• D) \(\frac { 9 } { 40 } \mathrm { hr }\)

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