document.write( "Question 278181: Lisa can shovel the drive in 35 minutes. Bill can do the same in 40 minutes.How long would it take if the shoveled the drive together \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "The equation we want to set up is:
\n" ); document.write( "1/35+1/40=1/x Multiply by 1400x to get:
\n" ); document.write( "40x+35x=1400 Combine like terms to get:
\n" ); document.write( "75x=1400 Divide 75 into both sides to get:
\n" ); document.write( "x=18 2/3 minutes
\n" ); document.write( "There we go.
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