SOLUTION: an inlet pip can fill a pool in 10 hours and the drain can empty it in 15 hours. if the pool is 1/3 of the way full and both the inlet and the drain pipes are open, how long will i

SOLUTION: an inlet pip can fill a pool in 10 hours and the drain can empty it in 15 hours. if the pool is 1/3 of the way full and both the inlet and the drain pipes are open, how long will i

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Question 1170195: an inlet pip can fill a pool in 10 hours and the drain can empty it in 15 hours. if the pool is 1/3 of the way full and both the inlet and the drain pipes are open, how long will it take to fill the rest of the pool?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
FILL rate in is .
Question means, how much time to fill of the pool, since pool is already filled.

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20 hours
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