Question

Emilia takes 80 minutes to type 24 pages. Jamie takes 30 minutes to type 18 pages. If they work together, how long will it take them to type a total of 108 pages? Answer in minutes.

Answer 1

120 minutes

Explanation:

Lets focus on Emilia.

Emilia

80 min -> 24 pages

1 min -> 0.3 pages

Now, Lets focus on Jamie.

Jamie

30 min -> 18 pages

1 min -> 0.6 pages

Both of them

1 min -> 0.3+0.6=0.9 pages

x min-> 108 pages

x=108/0.9 = 120

Thus, the answer is 120 minutes