SOLUTION: Candy and Tim share a paper route. It takes Candy 40 min to deliver all the papers, and it takes Tim 110min. How long does it take the two when they work together?

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Question 313191: Candy and Tim share a paper route. It takes Candy 40 min to deliver all the papers, and it takes Tim 110min. How long does it take the two when they work together?
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If A can do a job in x time periods, then A can do of the job in 1 time period. Likewise, if B can do the same job in y time periods, then B can do of the job in 1 time period.

So, working together, they can do



of the job in 1 time period.

Therefore, they can do the whole job in:



time periods.


John