The county's new asphalt paving machine can surface 1 km of highway in 10 h. A much older machine can surface 1 km in 18 h. How long will it take them to surface 21 km of highway if they start at opposite ends and work day and night?
The county's new asphalt paving machine can surface 1 km of highway in 10 h. A much older machine can surface 1 km in 18 h. How long will it take them to surface 21 km of highway if they start at opposite ends and work day and night?
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