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Problem 19

Paula the painter and her two helpers each paint at constant, but different, rates. They always start at 8:00 AM, and all three always take the same amount of time to eat lunch. On Monday the three of them painted 50% of a house, quitting at 4:00 PM. On Tuesday, when Paula wasn't there, the two helpers painted only 24% of the house and quit at 2:12 PM. On Wednesday Paula worked by herself and finished the house by working until 7:12 P.M. How long, in minutes, was each day's lunch break?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 30\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 36\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 42\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 48\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 60$

Solution

Let Paula work at a rate of $p$ , the two helpers work at a combined rate of $h$ , and the time it takes to eat lunch be $L$ , where $p$ and $h$ are in house/hours and L is in hours. Then the labor on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday can be represented by the three following equations:

$(8-L)(p+h)=.50$

$(6.2-L)h=.24$

$(11.2-L)p=.26$

With three equations and three variables, we need to find the value of $L$ . Adding the second and third equations together gives us $6.2h+11.2p-L(p+h)=.50$ . Subtracting the first equation from this new one gives us $-1.8h+3.2p=0$ , so we get $h=\frac{16}{9}p$ . Plugging into the second equation:

$(6.2-L)\frac{16}{9}p=.24$ $(6.2-L)p=\frac{27}{200}$

We can then subtract this from the third equation:

$5p=.26-\frac{27}{200}$ $p=\frac{1}{40}$ Plugging $p$ into our third equation gives: $L=\frac{4}{5}$

Converting $L$ from hours to minutes gives us $L=48$ minutes, which is $\boxed{\textbf{(D)}\ 48}$ .

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 Plugging <math>p</math> into our third equation gives: <cmath>L=\frac{4}{5}</cmath>
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+Converting <math>L</math> from hours to minutes gives us <math>L=48</math> minutes, which is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(D)}\ 48}</math>.
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