Problema Solution

Cars can leave a parking lot through two exits. If cars leave only through the first exit, the full parking lot takes 1 hour to empty, and if cars leave through the second exit it takes 1.5 hours to leave. How long would it take the full parking lot to empty if cars left through both exits at the same time?

Answer provided by our tutors

as from 1st exit cars takes 1hour or 60min

thus in 1min =1/60 of the cars exit from 1

from exit 2 cars exit in 1.5 hour=90min

thus in 1min=1/90 cars exit

thus when cars exit from both then in 1min=1/90+1/60=1/36 cars exit

thus total time required for all cars toexit=36 min