Question

Maria works as a ride loader on "Space Mountain". She averages twenty passengers every twenty minutes. Sal also works as a ride loader on "Space Mountain" and averages twenty passengers every twenty-five minutes. If Maria and Sal work together, about how many minutes will it take to load twenty passengers?

Answer 1

Answer:

36 passengers

Step-by-step explanation:

Maria averages 20 passengers every 20 minutes, so she places 1 passenger per minute.

Sal averages 20 passengers every 25 minutes, so he places 0.8 passenger per minute.

If they work together, they can place (1 + 0.8) passengers = 1.8 passengers per minute.

In 20 minutes, they can load

1.8 passengers/minute * 20 minutes = 36 passengers