Answer to Question #37100 in Algebra for Sadaam Ahmed

Question

Three employees work at a shipping warehouse. Tom can fill an order in s minutes. Paco can fill an order in s - 2 minutes. Carl can fill an order in s + 1 minutes. When Tom and Paco work together, they take about 1 minute and 20 seconds to fill an order. When Paco and Carl work together, they take about 1 minute and 30 seconds to fill an order.

a) How long does each person take to fill an order?
b) How long would all three of them, working together, take to fill an order