SOLUTION: Sue an experienced shipping clerk, can fill a certain order in 10 hours. Tom, a new clerk needs 11 hours to do the same job. Working together how long will it take them to fill the

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Question 1007718: Sue an experienced shipping clerk, can fill a certain order in 10 hours. Tom, a new clerk needs 11 hours to do the same job. Working together how long will it take them to fill the order
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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The set up for these work problems looks like this:
t/10 + t/11 = 1 (meaning 1 job)
Multiply by 110 and get
11t + 10t = 110
21t = 110
t = 110/21 = 5.24 hours