Painter team-size equation

Painter team-size equation

Secondary 2
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Six painters are hired for a house. If two more painters join, the job finishes \(5\) days earlier. Calculate

  1. the days taken by the original six painters, and
  2. how many additional painters are needed to finish \(12\) days earlier than the original schedule.

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Answer:(a) \(20\) days; (b) \(9\) additional painters.

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