SOLUTION: Two machines consume, one in 20 days and the other in 26 days, the same amount of gasoline; how many days can the two machines run simultaneously using the same amount of gasoline?

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Question 1171675: Two machines consume, one in 20 days and the other in 26 days, the same amount of gasoline; how many days can the two machines run simultaneously using the same amount of gasoline?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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1%2F20 + 1%2F26 = 13%2F260+%2B+10%2F260 = 23%2F260.


ANSWER.  260%2F23 =  11 7%2F23  days.

Solved.