document.write( "Question 1038040: The Jenkins family and the Green family each used their sprinklers last summer. The water output rate for the Jenkins family's sprinkler was
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\n" ); document.write( " per hour. The families used their sprinklers for a combined total of
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document.write( "              RATE          TIME        VOLUME\r\n" );
document.write( "Jenkings      40             x            40x\r\n" );
document.write( "Green         15             y            15y\r\n" );
document.write( "TOTALS                       55           1575\r\n" );
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