SOLUTION: Candy and Tim share a paper route. It takes Candy 40 min to deliver all the papers, and it takes Tim 110min. How long does it take the two when they work together?

Question 313191: Candy and Tim share a paper route. It takes Candy 40 min to deliver all the papers, and it takes Tim 110min. How long does it take the two when they work together?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

If A can do a job in x time periods, then A can do

of the job in 1 time period. Likewise, if B can do the same job in y time periods, then B can do

of the job in 1 time period.

So, working together, they can do

of the job in 1 time period.

Therefore, they can do the whole job in:

time periods.

John

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