SOLUTION: One crew can seal a parking lot in 6 hours and another in 10 hours. How long will it take to seal the parking lot if the two crews work together?

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Question 1174113: One crew can seal a parking lot in 6 hours and another in 10 hours. How long will it take to seal the parking lot if the two crews work together?
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The combined rate of work is  1%2F6+%2B+1%2F10 = 5%2F30%2B3%2F30 = 8%2F30 = 4%2F15  of the job per hour.


Therefore,   15%2F4 hours = 3 hours and 45 minutes are needed for the two cews working together.   ANSWER

Solved.

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