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Answer:
210 minutes
Step-by-step explanation:
Jason's rate of peeling is ...
(15 potatoes)/(25 minutes) = 15/25 potatoes/minute = 3/5 potatoes/minute
Janette's rate of peeing potatoes is ...
(8 potatoes)/(6 minutes) = 4/3 potatoes/minute
Their combined rate is ...
(3/5 +4/3) = (9 +20)/15 = 29/15 . . . . potatotes/minute
Then the time required for 406 potatoes is ...
(406 potatoes)/(29/15 potatoes/minute) = (406×15/29) minutes
= 210 minutes
