document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=268577>Question 268577</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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? (answer in minutes) Please show steps </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #196815 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=196815\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> they each fill a FRACTION of the pool, based on their individual rates<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ the fractions sum to one -- the WHOLE pool\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x / 30) + (x / 45) + (x / 90) = 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiplying by 90 (LCD) ___ 3x + 2x + x = 90\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x = 90 ___ x = 15 </SPAN>\n" );
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