document.write( "Question 634167: Tom and Jerry have to sort and organize all the nails on their father's workbench. Tom can sort 220 nails in 2 hours. Jerry can sort 150 nails in 3 hours. How long will it take them to sort 500 nails if they work together (round to the nearest hundredth)? \n" ); document.write( "
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Tom and Jerry have to sort and organize all the nails on their father's workbench.
\n" ); document.write( " Tom can sort 220 nails in 2 hours. Jerry can sort 150 nails in 3 hours.
\n" ); document.write( " How long will it take them to sort 500 nails if they work together (round to the nearest hundredth)?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let t = no. of hrs for 500 nails working together
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\n" ); document.write( "Find how many nails each can sort in an hour
\n" ); document.write( "Tom: 220/2 = 110 per hr
\n" ); document.write( "Jerry: 150/3 = 50 \" \"
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\n" ); document.write( "110t + 50t = 500
\n" ); document.write( "160t = 500
\n" ); document.write( "t = 500/160
\n" ); document.write( "t = 3.125 hrs which is 3 + .125(60) = 3 hrs 7.5 minutes
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\n" ); document.write( "We can confirm this
\n" ); document.write( "3.125(110) + 3.125(50) = 500 \n" ); document.write( "
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