Adam, Bethany, and Carla own a painting company. To paint a particular home, Adam estimates it woul

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    Adam, Bethany, and Carla own a painting company. To paint a particular home, Adam estimates it would take him 4 days. Bethany estimates 5.5 days. Carla estimates 6 days. How long would it take them to work together to paint the house.

    Our combined work function for time (t) using a = Adam's time, b = Bethany's time, and c = Carla's time is:
    1/a + 1/b + 1/c = 1/t

    Plugging in a, b, and c, we get:
    1/4 + 1/5.5 + 1/6 = 1/t
    0.25 + 0.181818 + 0.1667 = 1/t
    1/t = 0.59848
    t = 1.67089 days
     

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