SOLUTION: An airplane passenger, Winston, has a few crates of supplies that he will be bringing with him on his adventure into the Amazon. Having years of experience, the airplane's pilot ca
Algebra ->
Customizable Word Problem Solvers
-> Misc
-> SOLUTION: An airplane passenger, Winston, has a few crates of supplies that he will be bringing with him on his adventure into the Amazon. Having years of experience, the airplane's pilot ca
Log On
Question 1157495: An airplane passenger, Winston, has a few crates of supplies that he will be bringing with him on his adventure into the Amazon. Having years of experience, the airplane's pilot can load his plane by himself in 42 minutes. On the other hand, Winston can load his crates in the plane by himself in 56 minutes. How long will it take both Winston and his pilot to load the crates into the plane working together? Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, josmiceli:Answer by ikleyn(52785) (Show Source):
One can make of the job per minute, working alone.
The other can make of the job per minute, working alone.
Working together, they can make = = = = of the job per minute.
It means that they will complete the job in 24 minutes, working together. ANSWER
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Add their rates of working
Let = time in minutes for them to
load the plane working together
-------------------------------------
[ 1 job done ] / [ 42 min ] + [ 1 job done ] / [ 56 min ] = [ 1 job done ] / [ t min ]
Multiply both sides by
Working together they can load
the plane in 24 min
------------------------------------
check:
OK
