SOLUTION: It takes one boy 30 minutes to deliver his newspapers. It takes another boy 20 minutes to do the same route. How long would it take them to deliver the newspapers if they worked to

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Question 63776: It takes one boy 30 minutes to deliver his newspapers. It takes another boy 20 minutes to do the same route. How long would it take them to deliver the newspapers if they worked together?
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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30*20/(30+20)
600/50=12 minutes working together.