document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=625696>Question 625696</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If Timmy can fill a pool in 15 hours and Jane can fill the same pool in 25 hours, how long will it take them to fill the pool, if they work together?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #393715 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=reynard2007><B>reynard2007(52)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=reynard2007><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=reynard2007><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=393715\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <h2>Rate x Time = Amount of Work</h2><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If Timmy can fill A pool in 15 hours, his rate of work is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Jane's is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Let us use x to represent the amount of time they both have to work together. Since they only have to fill 1 pool, the amount of work is equal to 1. The equation then is this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F15%29x%2B%281%2F25%29x=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F15%29x%2B%281%2F25%29x=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by 75 to get rid of the fractions: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=75%28%281%2F15%29x%2B%281%2F25%29x%29=75%281%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"75%28%281%2F15%29x%2B%281%2F25%29x%29=75%281%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x%2B3x=75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x%2B3x=75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8x=75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8x=75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=75%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=75%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If they work together, <b>they can fill the pool in 9 3/8 hours or approximately 9 hours and 23 minutes.</b> </SPAN>\n" );
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