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In 3 ​minutes, a conveyor belt moves 300 pounds of recyclable aluminum from the delivery truck to a storage area. A smaller belt moves the same quantity of cans the same distance in 24 minutes. If both belts are​ used, find how long it takes to move the cans to the storage area. The time it takes to move the cans to the storage area using both belts is

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The answer is 1-1/2 minutes.

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