SOLUTION: Pipe A can fill a swimming pool in 10 hours. Pipe B can fill the same pool in 8 hours. If pipe A and pipe B work together for the first 2 hours and then pipe B stops working, how
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Question 22670: Pipe A can fill a swimming pool in 10 hours. Pipe B can fill the same pool in 8 hours. If pipe A and pipe B work together for the first 2 hours and then pipe B stops working, how long will it take pipe A to finish the job?
Answer by Paul(988) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1/10+1/8=2
4/40+5/40=2
9/40t=2
40t=18
t=0.45
Hence,it will take Pipe A 45 minutes to finish the job by itself.
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