SOLUTION: One pipe can fill a tank in 5 hours less than another. Together they can fill the tank in 5 hours. How long would it take each alone to fill the tank? Compute the answer to two dec

SOLUTION: One pipe can fill a tank in 5 hours less than another. Together they can fill the tank in 5 hours. How long would it take each alone to fill the tank? Compute the answer to two dec

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Question 1113669: One pipe can fill a tank in 5 hours less than another. Together they can fill the tank in 5 hours. How long would it take each alone to fill the tank? Compute the answer to two decimal places.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

LCD

Ignoring the small fraction part of x,
The fast pipe would take 8 hours and the slow pipe would take 13 hours.
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