document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=451512>Question 451512</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One grocery clerk can stock a shelf in 45 min. A second clerk requires 25 min to stock the same shelf. How long would it take to stock the shelf if the two clerks worked together? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = time (minutes) it takes for both<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(1/45 + 1/25) = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(25 + 45) = 1125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(70) = 1125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 16.1 minutes<BR>\n" );
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