document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=166650>Question 166650</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have these questions below that I feel would have the same type of set up, however, I feel like I do not know where to start.  I was trying to help someone and I did not know where to begin.  Please help!!!  And thank you in advance!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "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 togehter to mix the 20 drinks?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jim can fill apool carrying buckets of water in 30 minutes.  Sue can do the same job in 45 minutes.  Tony can do the same job in 1 1/2 hours.  How quickly can all three fill the pool together?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If Sam can do a job in 4 days that Lisa can do in 6 days and Tom can do in 2 days, how long would the job take if Sam, Lisa and Tom work together to complete it?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Two cyclists start biking from a trail's start 3 hours apart.  The second cyclist travels at 10 miles per hour and starts 3 hours after teh first cyclist who is traveling at 6 miles per hour.  How much time will pass before the second cyclist catches up with the first from the time the second cyclist started biking? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #122824 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oscargut><B>oscargut(2103)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oscargut><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=oscargut><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=122824\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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 togehter to mix the 20 drinks\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Steven can mix 20 drinks in 5 minutes <BR>\n" );
document.write( "then Steven can mix 20/5 = 4 drinks per minute\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sue can mix 20 drinks in 10 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then Sue can mix 20/10 = 2 drinks per minute\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jack can mix 20 drinks in 15 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then Jack can mix 20/15 = 4/3 drinks per minute\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So working together they can mix 4+2+4/3 drinks per minute<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They do 22/3 drinks per minute\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They do 20 drinks in 20/(22/3)=60/22= 30/11 minutes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: they can mix 20, drinks in 30/11 minutes (2.72 minutes aprox)\r<BR>\n" );
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