document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=499575>Question 499575</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? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Jim: 1 pool per 30 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sue: 1 pool per 45 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tony: 1 pool per 90 minutes (convert 1.5 hours to minutes)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = time (minutes) it takes for all three<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(1/30 + 1/45 + 1/90) = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiplying both sides by 90:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(3 + 2 + 1) = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(6) = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 90/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 15 minutes </SPAN>\n" );
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