SOLUTION: One road crew constructs 450 m of road bed in 12 h. If another crew works at the same rate, how long will it take them to construct another 250 m of road bed?

Question 1196376: One road crew constructs 450 m of road bed in 12 h. If another crew works at the same rate, how long will it take them to construct another 250 m of road bed?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, josgarithmetic:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
One road crew constructs 450 m of road bed in 12 h. If another crew works at the same rate, how long will it take them to construct another 250 m of road bed?
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Depends on the sizes of the crews.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x hours for the two crews working together

Three hours twenty minutes
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