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2012 AMC 10AProblem 19P16-20~7 minPrint

Paula the painter and her two helpers each paint at constant, but different, rates. They always start at 8:008:00 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 4:004:00 PM. On Tuesday, when Paula wasn't there, the two helpers painted only 24% of the house and quit at 2:122:12 PM. On Wednesday Paula worked by herself and finished the house by working until 7:127:12 P.M. How long, in minutes, was each day's lunch break?

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