Door painting time

Peter and Milo painted the garage door in five hours. Peter would paint the door by himself in 10 hours. In how many hours would Milo paint the door by himself?

Final Answer:

M =  10 h

Step-by-step explanation:

s=5 h P=10 h  s (1/P + 1/M) = 1  1/M = 1/s  1/P  M=s1P11=511011=10 h



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