SOLUTION: Maria, an experienced shipping clerk, can fill a certain order in 6 hours. Bill, a new clerk, needs 11 hours to do the same job. Working together, how long will it take them to fil
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Question 236071: Maria, an experienced shipping clerk, can fill a certain order in 6 hours. Bill, a new clerk, needs 11 hours to do the same job. Working together, how long will it take them to fill the order?
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
their combined time determines the fraction of the job each one does
___ the fractions add to one (the whole job)
(x / 6) + (x / 11) = 1
11x + 6x = 66
x = 66 / 16 = 4.125
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