Question 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?
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?