SOLUTION: Candy and Tim share a paper route. It takes Candy 45 minutes to deliver all the papers, whereas Tim takes 90 minutes. How long does it take them when they work together?

Question 1166339: Candy and Tim share a paper route. It takes Candy 45 minutes to deliver all the papers, whereas
Tim takes 90 minutes. How long does it take them when they work together?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In minutes, time needed is .
Simplify that.
Answer by ikleyn(52776) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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In 90 minutes, Candy will complete 2 jobs, while Tim will complete one job. Working together, they complete 3 jobs in 90 minutes, or 1 job in 30 minutes. ANSWER. Working together, they complete the job in 30 minutes.

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