SOLUTION: If one man cuts a load of wood in 6 hours and another cuts a load of wood in 5 hours how much wood can both men cut together

Question 984558: If one man cuts a load of wood in 6 hours and another cuts a load of wood in 5 hours how much wood can both men cut together
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Add their rates of cutting to get
their rate cutting together
[ 1 load of wood ] / [ 6 hrs ] =
[ 1 load of wood ] / [ 5 hrs ] =
[ 1 load of wood ] / [ t hrs ] =

Multiply both sides by

hrs

Together they can cut 1 load of wood
in 2 hrs 43.6 min
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check:

OK

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