SOLUTION: dinesh & ramesh can independently complete a price of work in 80 &120 minutes respectively.of they work together,how much time will they take to complete the work ?

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Question 979546: dinesh & ramesh can independently complete a price of work in 80 &120 minutes respectively.of they work together,how much time will they take to complete the work ?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Add thir rates of working
Dinesh's rate:
[ 1 job ] / [ 80 min ]
Ramesh's rate:
[ 1 job ] / [ 120 min ]
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let +t+ = time in minutes to finish
job if they work together
+1%2F80+%2B+1%2F120+=+1%2Ft+
Multiply both sides by +240t+
+3t+%2B+2t+=+240+
+5t+=+240+
+t+=+48+
Working together, they can finish job
in 48 minutes
check:
+1%2F80+%2B+1%2F120+=+1%2Ft+
+1%2F80+%2B+1%2F120+=+1%2F48+
+.0125+%2B+.008333+=+.0208333+
+.020833+=+.0208333+
OK