SOLUTION: One pipe can fill a tank in 40 hours, while a second pipe can fill the same tank in 32 hours. How long would it take both pipes working together to fill the tank?
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Question 459485: One pipe can fill a tank in 40 hours, while a second pipe can fill the same tank in 32 hours. How long would it take both pipes working together to fill the tank? Found 2 solutions by solver91311, richwmiller:Answer by solver91311(16868) (Show Source):
If A can do a job in x time periods, then A can do of the job in 1 time period. Likewise, if B can do the same job in y time periods, then B can do of the job in 1 time period.
So, working together, they can do
of the job in 1 time period.
Therefore, they can do the whole job in:
time periods.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
