Jamshid can paint a fence in 50 percent less time than Taimour can when each works alone. When they work together, they can paint the fence in 4 hours. How long would it take Taimour to paint the fence alone?
Choose the correct choice from the following answers.
A) 6 hours  B) 8 hours  C) 12 hours  D) 24 hours  E) 32 hours
I believe the answer is C. Please see below for explanation.   if Jamshid can paint a dence in 50 percent less time then Taimour we can infer the following rate J = 2T   if working together they can do the job in 8 hours we can infer 1 = 2T+T * 4 =&gt; 1/12   Working alone Taimour can do the job in 1 = 1/12 * hours =&gt; 12   Answer 12 hours
<result>C</result>
Jamshid can paint a fence in 50 percent less time than Taimour can when each works alone. When they work together, they can paint the fence in 4 hours. How long would it take Taimour to paint the fence alone?