Not true!  Since painter A pains faster than painter B, he will eventually
catch up to him and the room will be one color (at least if painter A can
force painter B to stop, otherwise, Ragu is correct).

Later,
Don Harrington
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The Boeing Company
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-----Original Message-----
From: Rao, Ragu [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 12:22 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: word problem


If both A and B are working together to make sure that they dont repaint the
same area already painted by the other then it should take 12/7 = 1.714286 =
1 hour 42 minutes 51 seconds.

However if both A and B (does not matter whether working together or not)
are painting with DIFFERENT COLORS of PAINT, then its a infinite loop.. It
will never end..

-Raghu

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