SOLUTION: If Steven can mix 20 drinks in 5 minutes, Sue can mix 20 drinks in 10 minutes, and Jack can mix 20 drinks in 15 minutes, how much time will it take all 3 of them working together t

Question 112784: If Steven can mix 20 drinks in 5 minutes, Sue can mix 20 drinks in 10 minutes, and Jack can mix 20 drinks in 15 minutes, how much time will it take all 3 of them working together to mix the 20 drinks?
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If Steven can mix 20 drinks in 5 minutes, Sue can mix 20 drinks in 10 minutes, and Jack can mix 20 drinks in 15 minutes, how much time will it take all 3 of them working together to mix the 20 drinks?
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The completed job is the mixing of 20 drinks.
Let the completed job = 1
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Let t = time required when working together:
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+ + = 1
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Multiply the equation by 30 to get rid of those annoying denominators:
30* + 30* + 30* = 30(1)
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Cancel them denominators and you have:
6t + 3t + 2t = 30
11t = 30
t =
t = 2.73 minutes for all three to mix 20 drinks
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Convert the decimal portion to seconds: .73 * 60 = 43.6 seconds
2 min 43.6 sec
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