Person A takes 2.3 days to paint the house working alone
Person B takes 13.8 days to paint the house working alone
Solution:
Let "x" be the number of days it takes person A to paint the house
Person A can paint the neighbor's house 6 times as fast as Person B
Therefore.
Number of days it takes person B to paint the house = 6x
Their rates of painting are added to get the rate working together
[tex]\frac{\text{1 house}}{\text{x days}} + \frac{\text{1 house}}{\text{6x days}} = \frac{\text{1 house}}{\text{2 days}}[/tex]
[tex]\frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{6x} = \frac{1}{2}\\\\\frac{1 \times 6}{6x} + \frac{1}{6x} = \frac{1}{2}\\\\\frac{7}{6x} = \frac{1}{2}\\\\\ x = \frac{7}{3}= 2.3[/tex]
Thus person A takes 2.3 days to paint the house working alone
Person B = 2x = 6(2.3) = 13.8
Thus person B takes 13.8 days to paint the house working alone
