Two painters can coat two identical fences in two hours. Working at that exact same pace, how many hours will it take four painters to paint four identical fences?
2 hours
Two painters take 2 hours to paint 2 fences, meaning one painter paints one fence in 2 hours. Therefore, four painters working simultaneously will each complete one fence in 2 hours, finishing all 4 fences in 2 hours.
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