document.write( "Question 1089728: George needs 30 minutes to clean 120 plates. Christian needs 20 minutes to clean 120 plates. How much time will they need to clean the plates if they work together? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "    George cleans  = 4 plates each minute.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Christian cleans  = 6 plates each minute.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Working together, they clean 4 + 6 = 10  plates each minute.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Hence, it will take 12 =  minutes for them to complete the job working together.\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "It is joint-work problem.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "There is a wide variety of solved joint-work problems with detailed explanations in this site. See the lessons\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "    - Using Fractions to solve word problems on joint work \r
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