SOLUTION: warren,dindo, and ermer were assigned to paint the tennis court.painting alone, warren can do it in 6 hours,dindo in 10 hours and ermer in 15 hours.how long would it take them to f

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Question 481420: warren,dindo, and ermer were assigned to paint the tennis court.painting alone, warren can do it in 6 hours,dindo in 10 hours and ermer in 15 hours.how long would it take them to finish painting the tennis court together?
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Add their rates of working.
Warren's rate is: ( 1 tennis court ) / ( 6 hrs)
Dindo's rate is: ( 1 tennis court ) / ( 10 hrs )
Ermer's rate is: ( 1 tennis court ) / ( 15 hrs )
Let +x+ = the time in hours for all 3 painting together
to finish 1 tennis court.
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+1%2F6+%2B+1%2F10+%2B+1%2F15+=+1%2Fx+
Multiply both sides by +30x+
+5x+%2B+3x+%2B+2x+=+30+
+10x+=+30+
+x+=+3+
It will take all 3 working together 3 hrs to paint 1 tennis court