SOLUTION: It takes 6 hours to empty a pool with a 6 horsepower pump and a 10 horsepower pump. It takes 5 hours greater than the 10 horsepower pump to empty the pool with the 6 horsepower pum

SOLUTION: It takes 6 hours to empty a pool with a 6 horsepower pump and a 10 horsepower pump. It takes 5 hours greater than the 10 horsepower pump to empty the pool with the 6 horsepower pum

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Question 300455: It takes 6 hours to empty a pool with a 6 horsepower pump and a 10 horsepower pump. It takes 5 hours greater than the 10 horsepower pump to empty the pool with the 6 horsepower pump. How long does it take to empty the pool with the 10 horsepower pump by itself.

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