Question

john types 20 pages in 40 min, sue types 20 pages in 30 min, bob types 20 pages in 24 min. working togehter how long to type 20 paqes

Answers

john types 20/40 or 1/2 page/min
Sue types 20/30 or 2/3 page/min
Bob types 20/24 or 5/6 page/min

combined rate = 1/2 + 2/3 + 5/6 or 2 pages per minute

time at combined rate = 20/2 or 10 minutes

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