SOLUTION: A high-speed copier can copy a certain report in 10 hours. An older copier requires 15 hours to do the same task. How long would it take to copy the report with both copiers operat
Algebra ->
Rate-of-work-word-problems
-> SOLUTION: A high-speed copier can copy a certain report in 10 hours. An older copier requires 15 hours to do the same task. How long would it take to copy the report with both copiers operat
Log On
Question 172268: A high-speed copier can copy a certain report in 10 hours. An older copier requires 15 hours to do the same task. How long would it take to copy the report with both copiers operating? Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A high-speed copier can copy a certain report in 10 hours. An older copier requires 15 hours to do the same task. How long would it take to copy the report with both copiers operating?
-------------------
You have to figure what part of the job each does per hour.
One does 1/10 per hour, the other 1/15 per hour. Add those to get
(1/10) + (1/15) = 25/150 = 1/6
1/6 of the job per hour means it will take 6 hours.
--------------------------
A shortcut for this type of problem (with 2 elements) is the product divided by the sum.
10*15/(10+15) = 150/25 = 6 hours.
