SOLUTION: One inlet pipe can fill an empty pool in 6 hours, and a drain can empty the pool in 8 hours. How long will it take the pipe to fill the pool if the drain is left open?
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Question 932028: One inlet pipe can fill an empty pool in 6 hours, and a drain can empty the pool in 8 hours. How long will it take the pipe to fill the pool if the drain is left open?
Using t as your variable to represent the time it takes to fill the pool, write an equation using the information provided above that can be used to solve this problem.
Equation:____________
It will take _________ hours
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
per hour KEY
|Multiplying thru by 24x so as all denominators = 1
4x - 3x = 24
x = 24 hr
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