Collection

John collected half a bucket of raspberries in 45 minutes, and Eve collected the whole bucket in an hour.

How many minutes would it take to fill a bucket if the two children worked together?

Final Answer:

t =  36 min

Step-by-step explanation:

a=2 45=90 min b=60 min  t/a+t/b = 1  t=1/a+1/b1=1/90+1/601=36 min



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