SOLUTION: The Miller family and the Rivera family each used their sprinklers last summer. The water output rate for the Miller family's sprinkler was 20L per hour. The water output rate

Question 1160614: The Miller family and the Rivera family each used their sprinklers last summer. The water output rate for the Miller family's sprinkler was
20L
per hour. The water output rate for the Rivera family's sprinkler was
15L
per hour. The families used their sprinklers for a combined total of
55
hours, resulting in a total water output of
975L
. How long was each sprinkler used?

Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Answer by ikleyn(52788) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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