Can someone help explain how to solve this problem? The Answer is E.


Machines X and Y work at their respective constant rates. How many more hours does it take machine Y, working alone, to fill a production order of a certain size than it takes machine X, working alone?

(1) Machines X and Y, working together, fill a production order of this size in two-thirds the time that machine X, working alone, does.

(2) Machine Y, working alone, fills a production order of this size in twice the time that machine X, working alone, does.