SOLUTION: It takes a small sprinkler 15 min longer to soak a lawn than it takes a large sprinkler. Working together, the sprinklers can soak the lawn in 4 min. How long would it take each sp

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Question 1058305: It takes a small sprinkler 15 min longer to soak a lawn than it takes a large sprinkler. Working together, the sprinklers can soak the lawn in 4 min. How long would it take each sprinkler, working alone, to soak the lawn?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

                         RATE in 

Sprinkler                 

Other sprinkler           

Both of them together



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