SOLUTION: Helper A can do cleaning of a room in 30 minutes. Helper B can do it in 20 minutes. Both helpers are needed to clean the room. How much time they will speed in the process?
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Question 1063047: Helper A can do cleaning of a room in 30 minutes. Helper B can do it in 20 minutes. Both helpers are needed to clean the room. How much time they will speed in the process? Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! working together Helper A and B will take x minutes, then
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(1/30) + (1/20) = (1/x)
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multiply both sides of the = by 60
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2 + 3 = 60/x
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5x = 60
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x = 12
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Working together Helper A and B take 12 minutes
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