SOLUTION: basha's floating time is 15 minutes longer than zoey's. Together they float a total of 75 minutes. how long did zoey float?

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Question 548789: basha's floating time is 15 minutes longer than zoey's. Together they float a total of 75 minutes. how long did zoey float?
Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Zoey's floating time = x
Basha's floating time = x+15
x+x+15=75
2x+15=75-15
2x=60
/2
x= 30 minutes Joey's time
45 minutes is Basha's time

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