SOLUTION: how could i salve this problem?.. supposable a small pump can empty a swimming pool in 60 hours and that a large pump can empty a pool in 20 hours. working together how long would

Question 910668: how could i salve this problem?.. supposable a small pump can empty a swimming pool in 60 hours and that a large pump can empty a pool in 20 hours. working together how long would it take to empty a pool?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Very generally, two agents performing at rates 1/t and 1/T, so that the rate 1/T is for the small or slower, and 1/t is the rate for the faster bigger agent, then the combined rate for both agents working simultaneously on the same item will be the sum of their rates:

I have used lower case, t, for the shorter amount of time and upper case T for the bigger amount of time; the slower the agent, the larger the time for it to do the 1 unit of the job.
Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

how could i salve this problem?.. supposable a small pump can empty a swimming pool in 60 hours and that a large pump can empty a pool in 20 hours. working together how long would it take to empty a pool?

Time taken by both to empty tank: hours
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