SOLUTION: One machine can seal 360 packages/hr, an older machine can seal 140 packages/hr. How many minutes will the two machines working together take to seal a total of 700 packages? ans

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Question 468942: One machine can seal 360 packages/hr, an older machine can seal
140 packages/hr. How many minutes will the two machines working together take to seal a total of 700 packages? answers: 48, 72, 84, 90, 108
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
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one machine can seal 360 packages/hr, an older machine can seal 140packages/hr. how amny minytes together will the two machines working together take to seal a total of 700 packages? answers:48,72,84,90,1-8
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rate + rate = together rate
360 + 140 = x packages/hour
x = 500 packages/hour
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time = 1/500 hr/package
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Time for 700 packages = 700(1/500) = 7/5 hr = 1 hr. 24 minutes or 84 minutes
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) (Show Source):
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We add their rates to get their combined rate: 360 + 140 = 500 1 hour is 60 minutes, so the problem is now: If they can seal 500 packages in 60 minutes, how many minutes will it take them to seal 700 packages? We set up the proportion: 500 packages 700 packages ------------ = -------------- 60 minutes x minutes Cross multiply 500x = 42000 x = = 84 minutes Edwin