SOLUTION: If one Faust can fill a bucket in six minutes and another Faust can fill the same bucket in four minutes . How many seconds would it take to fill the bucket with both Faust's on.

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Question 422714: If one Faust can fill a bucket in six minutes and another Faust can fill the same bucket in four minutes . How many seconds would it take to fill the bucket with both Faust's on.
Answer by stanbon(57347) About Me  (Show Source):
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If one fauset can fill a bucket in six minutes and another fauset can fill the same bucket in four minutes . How many seconds would it take to fill the bucket with both fauset's on.
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1st fauset rate: 1/6 job/min
2nd fauset rate: 1/4 job/min
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Together rate: 1/x job/min
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Equation:
rate + rate = together rate
1/6 + 1/4 = 1/x
2x + 3x = 12
5x = 12
x = 2.4 minutes (time to do the job together)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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