document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=271610>Question 271610</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? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #198808 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=unlockmath><B>unlockmath(1688)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=unlockmath><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=unlockmath><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=198808\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We can set up the following equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/30)+(1/45)+(1/90)=1/x Multiply 90x to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+2x+x=90 Combine like terms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=90 Divide each side by 6 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There we go. 15 minutes. Working together pays off.<BR>\n" );
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