document.write( "Question 446383: If Jill fills a pool with water in 30 min, jack fills a pool with water in 45 min and John fills a pool with water in 1 hour and 30 min. How long will it take if they work together. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #853331 by ikleyn(53427) You can put this solution on YOUR website! . \n" ); document.write( "If Jill fills a pool with water in 30 min, Jack fills a pool with water in 45 min and John fills a pool \n" ); document.write( "with water in 1 hour and 30 min. How long will it take if they work together ? \n" ); document.write( "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " I will solve it in more understandable way than @mananth does it in his post.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Jill makes full job in 30 minutes - hence, Jill makes 1/30 of the job per minute.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Jake makes full job in 45 minutes - hence, Jake makes 1/45 of the job per minute.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "John makes full job in 90 minutes - hence, John makes 1/90 of the job per minute.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Working together, they make\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "of the job per minute.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hence, it will take 15 minutes for the three participants to complete the job working together.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Solved - hip-hip-hooray ( ! )\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |