Question

Candy and Tim share a paper route. It takes Candy 85 min to deliver all the papers, and it takes Tim 65 min. How long does it take the two when they work together?

Answer 1

Answer:

The time required to finish the work by both candy and Tim working together = 36.83 minute

Step-by-step explanation:

Time taken by the candy to finish the work $T_{1}$= 85 min

Time taken by the Tim to finish the work $T_{2}$  = 65 min

Thus the time taken by both to finish the work = $\frac{T_1 \times\ T_2}{T_1 + T_2}$

Put the values of $T_{1}$ and $T_{2}$  we get ,

                    $T_{}$ = $\frac{85 \times\ 65}{85 + 65}$

                    $T_{}$ = $\frac{221}{6}$

                    $T_{}$ = 36.83 minute

Thus the time required to finish the work by both candy and Tim working together = 36.83 minute