Question 945743
If jake can install 12 snowplows in 8 hours, and Arthur can install 12 snowplows
in 12 hours, approximately how many plows can both of them install in 8 hours
working together?<pre>The LCM of 8 hours and 12 hours is 24 hours.</pre>jake can
install 12 snowplows in 8 hours,<pre> so Jake can install 36 snowplows in 24
hours.</pre>Arthur can install 12 snowplows in 12 hours,<pre> so Arthur can
install 24 snowplows in 24 hours.</pre>approximately how many plows can both of
them install in 8 hours working together?<pre> So together they can install 60
snowplows in 24 hours. So in 8 hours they can install 20 snowplows.

Edwin</pre>