SOLUTION: Lester and Ralph work in an athletic shoe store in the mall. When they goof off too much their boss punishes them by making them lace-up all of the inventory. If it takes Lester
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Question 1159099: Lester and Ralph work in an athletic shoe store in the mall. When they goof off too much their boss punishes them by making them lace-up all of the inventory. If it takes Lester 30 sec to lace-up a high top and Ralph 35 seconds to do the same, how many seconds will it take them to lace-up 260 high top shoes? Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
If it takes person A time periods to complete one job, then person A can complete of the job in one time period. Likewise person B who can complete one job in time periods, can complete of the job in one time period.
Working together, A and B can complete:
of one job in one time period, which is to say they can complete one job in:
time periods. So working together, they can complete complete jobs in:
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