SOLUTION: "At noon, a pump is turned on to fill an empty pool. Normally, the pump would fill the pool in 12 hours, but at 12:00 P.M, a valve is accidentally opened that could drain a full po

Question 1131119: "At noon, a pump is turned on to fill an empty pool. Normally, the pump would fill the pool in 12 hours, but at 12:00 P.M, a valve is accidentally opened that could drain a full pool in 20 hours. If the valve remains open, at what time will the pool be full?"
This was a question I had on my Algebra 2 test and I got punched in the face with this question..., I wasn't able to fill in the chart at all, but if I'm right the chart should be a rate x time = distance (work) chart. I really have no idea how to fill in the chart...
Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, stanbon, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Pump Filling Rate
valve FILLING Rate
Pump&Valve Together

The combined filling rate for pump and valve together is ONE pool in 30 hours.
Notice, the valve filling rate is NEGATIVE.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"At noon, a pump is turned on to fill an empty pool. Normally, the pump would fill the pool in 12 hours, but at 12:00 P.M, a valve is accidentally opened that could drain a full pool in 20 hours. If the valve remains open, at what time will the pool be full?"
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1st pump data:
rate = 1/12 pool/hr
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2nd pump data:
rate = -1/20 pool/hr
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Rate at which the pool is filled if both are pumps are open:: 1/12 - 1/20
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Let the time to fill the pool be x-hours.
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x(1/12 - 1/20) = 1 pool
x((20-12)/(12*20)) = 1
x(8/240) = 1
x(1/30) = 1
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Ans:: Time to fill the pool = 30 hours.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by ikleyn(52778)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The pump fills of the pool volume per hour. It is its rate of filling. The valve drains of the pool volume per hour. It is its rate of draining. If both the pump and the valve work together, then the net inflow rate into the pool is the difference - = - = = of the pool volume per hour. It means that the pool will be filled in 30 hours, if both the pump and the valve work simultaneously.

Solved.

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