document.write( "Question 1063148: he Scott family and the Cox family each used their sprinklers last summer. The water output rate for the Scott 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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\"35t%5B1%5D%2B25t%5B2%5D=1275\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5B1%5D=45-t%5B2%5D\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"1575-35t%5B2%5D%2B25t%5B2%5D=1275\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5B1%5D=45-30\"
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