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Painting a House Three painters (Beth, Bill, and Edie), working together, can paint the exterior of a home in 10 hours (h). Bill and Edie together have painted a similar house in 15 h. One day, all three worked on this same kind of house for 4 h. after which Edie left. Beth and Bill required 8 more hours to finish. Assuming no gain or loss in efficiency, how long should it take each person to complete such a job alone?

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