SOLUTION: One pipe can fill a pool 1.5 times faster than a second pipe. If both pipes are open, the pool can be filled in 6 hours. If only the slower pipe is open, how long would it take to

Question 924686: One pipe can fill a pool 1.5 times faster than a second pipe. If both pipes are open, the pool can be filled in 6 hours. If only the slower pipe is open, how long would it take to fill the pool?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
RT=V, rate time quantity of tank or pool, "VOLUME", in this case 1 volume.
Combined rate for all routes working simultaneously is the sum of the rates through all of the routes.

Let x be the time for the slower pipe to fill pool.

RATES
Fast Pipe,
Slow Pipe,
Both Pipes,

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