SOLUTION: sally takes 30 minutes to fill the pool with water. sam takes 45 minutes. tim takes 1.5 hours. How long will it take all 3 to fill the pool?
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Question 733183: sally takes 30 minutes to fill the pool with water. sam takes 45 minutes. tim takes 1.5 hours. How long will it take all 3 to fill the pool? Answer by mbmodak(32) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! In one minute
sally will fill 1/30 th tank
sam will fill 1/45 th tank
tim will fill 1/(1.5 hrs)or90
So together all thee shall fill the portion of tank in one minute=
1/3+1/45+1/90= 0.066666667
I.E For 0.066667th portion of tank to be filled by all three it takes one minute
Therefor for 1(full) tank to be filled by all three time taken in mins=
1/0.06667= 15
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In 15 mins Sally's addition is 15/30,sam's 15/45 & tims' 15/90
15/30+15/45+15/90=
1
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