document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=162418>Question 162418</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3. Jim can fill a pool carrying buckets of water in 30 minutes. Sue can do the same job in 45 minutes. Tony can do the same job in 1 ½ hours. How quickly can all three fill the pool together?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. 12 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. 15 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. 21 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. 23 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E. 28 minutes  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #119695 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=119695\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Add the rates of each doing the job separately<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides by 1.5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is (b) 15 min </SPAN>\n" );
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