document.write( "Question 279371: When all of the grocery carts escape from the supermarket,
\n" ); document.write( "it takes Reginald 12 minutes to round them up and bring
\n" ); document.write( "them back. Because Norman doesn’t make as much per
\n" ); document.write( "hour as Reginald, it takes Norman 18 minutes to do the
\n" ); document.write( "same job. How long would it take them working together
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Well the truth of the matter is that Norman is lazy and a cheat and lacks a good work ethic.
\n" ); document.write( "So Reginald will be doing all the work. So it will still take Reg 12 minutes to round them up even with Norman watching!\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "otherwise If Norman got off his butt they could do it in half the time.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "With the given rates of work
\n" ); document.write( "x/12+x/18=1
\n" ); document.write( "x/2+x/3=6
\n" ); document.write( "3x+2x=36
\n" ); document.write( "5x=36
\n" ); document.write( "x=36/5
\n" ); document.write( "7 minutes 12 sec.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "36/5/12+36/5/18=1
\n" ); document.write( "3/5+2/5=1
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