SOLUTION: A pipe can fill a swimming pool in 10 hrs.if a second pipe is opened,the two pipes together can fill the pool in 4 hours.how long would it take the second pipe alone to fill the po

Question 913175: A pipe can fill a swimming pool in 10 hrs.if a second pipe is opened,the two pipes together can fill the pool in 4 hours.how long would it take the second pipe alone to fill the pool?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x, time for second pipe alone to fill the pool.

Fill rate unit is pool per hour

Solve for x.
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