The Russell family and the Watson family each used their sprinklers last summer. The water output rate for the Russell family's sprinkler was 20 L per hour. The water output rate for the Watson family's sprinkler was 35 L per hour. The families used their sprinklers for a combined total of 75 hours, resulting in a total water output of 2025 L. How long was each sprinkler used?

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The Russell family and the Watson family each used their sprinklers last summer. The water output rate for the Russell family's sprinkler was 20 L per hour. The
water output rate for the Watson family's sprinkler was 35 L per hour. The families used their sprinklers for a combined total of 75 hours, resulting in a total
water output of 2025 L. How long was each sprinkler used?
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Transcribed Image Text:Knowledge Check Question 8 John Esp The Russell family and the Watson family each used their sprinklers last summer. The water output rate for the Russell family's sprinkler was 20 L per hour. The water output rate for the Watson family's sprinkler was 35 L per hour. The families used their sprinklers for a combined total of 75 hours, resulting in a total water output of 2025 L. How long was each sprinkler used? Russell family's sprinkler: ||| hours Watson family's sprinkler: hours I Don't Know Subn © 2021 McGraw-Hill Education. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use | Privacy Accessibility WM (1).docx ali T 100 Aa 7,049 MacBook Air
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