Collection

John has collected half a bucket of raspberries in 45 minutes, Eva collects the whole bucket in an hour.

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

Correct result:

t =  36 min

Solution:

t/(2•45)+t/60 = 1

1.666667t = 60

t = 36

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