SOLUTION: At a pie eating contest, Nolan can steadily eat a pie every 2 minutes. Brandyn is a little slower; at his steady pace, he can eat one every 2.5 minutes. How long will it take the t

Question 948915: At a pie eating contest, Nolan can steadily eat a pie every 2 minutes. Brandyn is a little slower; at his steady pace, he can eat one every 2.5 minutes. How long will it take the team of Nolan and Brandyn to polish off a table of 12 pies?
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Nolan eats 1pie/2 min=1/2 pie/min
Brandyn eats 1 pie/2.5 min=2/5 pie/min
Together: 1/2 pie/min + 2/5 pie/min=5/10 pie/min+4/10 pie/min=9/10 pie/min
To eat 12 pies:
12 pies / 9/10 pie/min=13.33 min ANSWER: It takes the two together 13.33 minutes to eat 12 pies.
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