SOLUTION: One pipe can fill a tank three times as fast as another. When both pipes are used, it takes 1.5 hours to fill the tank. How long does it take each pipe alone

SOLUTION: One pipe can fill a tank three times as fast as another. When both pipes are used, it takes 1.5 hours to fill the tank. How long does it take each pipe alone

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Question 967055: One pipe can fill a tank three times as fast as another. When both pipes are used, it takes 1.5 hours to fill the tank. How long does it take each pipe alone
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Rate x Time = Output
Let the tank be full when the output is 100.

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Then,

So then,

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