Hannah can wash a car in 30 minutes. Sarah can wash a car in 50 minutes. How many minutes will it take them to wash a car together? Hint: your answer will be a decimal.
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We can do this by taking the reciprocal of their times: Hannah's rate = 1/30 cars per minute Sarah's rate = 1/50 cars per minute Show more…
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