SOLUTION: A modern pump can empty a tank three times as fast as another. If both pumps work together, these can complete the job in 4hours. Find the rate of each pump.
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Question 940954: A modern pump can empty a tank three times as fast as another. If both pumps work together, these can complete the job in 4hours. Find the rate of each pump.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the rate of the slow pump
= the rate of the fast pump
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The slow pump's rate is ( 1 tank ) / ( 16 hrs )
The fast pump's rate is = ( 1 tank ) / ( 5 hrs 20 min )
( not that 5 hrs 20 min = hrs
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