SOLUTION: A winery has a vat with two pipes leading to it. The inlet pipe can fill the vat in 3 ​hours, while the outlet pipe can empty it in 9 hours. How long will it take to fill the vat

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Question 1175649: A winery has a vat with two pipes leading to it. The inlet pipe can fill the vat in 3 ​hours, while the outlet pipe can empty it in 9 hours. How long will it take to fill the vat if both pipes are left​ open?
Answer by ikleyn(52786)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The combined net inflow rate is


     -  =  =   of the vat volume per hour.


It means that the required time to fill is   = 4.5 hours.    ANSWER

Solved.

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