Three machines, K, M, and P, working simultaneously and independently at their respective constant rates, can complete a certain task in 24 minutes. How long does it take Machine K, working alone at its constant rate, to complete the task?
Say k, m, and p are the numbers of minutes machines K, M, and P take, respectively, to complete the task. Then we have that \frac{1}{k}+\frac{1}{m}+\frac{1}{p}=\frac{1}{24}
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Say k, m, and p are the numbers of minutes machines K, M, and P take, respectively, to complete the task. Then we have that \frac{1}{k}+\frac{1}{m}+\frac{1}{p}=\frac{1}{24}
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