Question 154302: A large pump can fill a 54,000 gallon reservoir in 8 hours. Working together, the largepump and a smaller one can fill the reservoir in 6 hours. How long would it take the smaller pump to fill the reservoir by itself?
: A large pump can fill a 54,000 gallon reservoir in 8 hours. Working together, the largepump and a smaller one can fill the reservoir in 6 hours. How long would it take the smaller pump to fill the reservoir by itself?
Answer by jojo14344(809)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Remember:
 ----> condition 1
But,  ---------------> condition 2
Substitute condtn. 1 in condtn. 2:
 . Take LCD,
 Divide both numerator/denominator by 2:
Thank you,
Jojo
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