document.write( "Question 1084537: The Smith family and the Allen family each used their sprinklers last summer. The Smith family's sprinkler was used for
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document.write( "35
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document.write( " hours. The Allen family's sprinkler was used for
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document.write( "20
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document.write( " hours. There was a combined total output of
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document.write( "1000L
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document.write( " of water. What was the water output rate for each sprinkler if the sum of the two rates was
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document.write( "35L
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document.write( " per hour? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #698655 by josgarithmetic(39618)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r\n" ); document.write( " (liter/hr) (hours) (liters)\r\n" ); document.write( " RATE TIME VOLUME\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "SMITH r 35 35r\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "ALLEN 35-r 20 20(35-r)\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Totals 35 1000\r\n" ); document.write( "\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "r, the unknown rate for the Smith's family; so 35-r is rate for the Allen family.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Smith family, 20 liters per hour \n" ); document.write( "Allen family, 15 liters per hour \n" ); document.write( " |