SOLUTION: It takes a groundskeeper 45 minutes to prepare a Little League baseball field for a game. It takes his assistant 65 minutes to prepare the same field. How long will it take if they

Question 859405: It takes a groundskeeper 45 minutes to prepare a Little League baseball field for a game. It takes his assistant 65 minutes to prepare the same field. How long will it take if they work together to prepare the field?

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Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Their rates working together are additive. Use the rates as units of FIELD per MINUTE.

Fields Per Hour

Viewed as the reciprocal, this is nearly 27 hours for one field.
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