document.write( "Question 1085290: One grocery clerk can stock the shelf in 15 minutes where as a second clerk requires 30 minutes to stock the same shelf how long would it take to stock the shelf if the two clerk work together \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #699366 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! in 1 minute clerk can do 1/15 and the other 1/30 \n" ); document.write( "together it is x/15+x/30=1 full shelf \n" ); document.write( "multiply everything by 30 \n" ); document.write( "2x+x=30 \n" ); document.write( "3x=30 \n" ); document.write( "x=10 minutes total \n" ); document.write( "10/15 is 2/3 by 1 and 10/30 is 1/3 by other. \n" ); document.write( " |