SOLUTION: Pls may I ask a question.thank you in advance.A certain pipe can fill up a tank 2hours faster than another pipe.It takes 3 and__hours both pipes to fill up the same tank.How many h

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Question 1169606: Pls may I ask a question.thank you in advance.A certain pipe can fill up a tank 2hours faster than another pipe.It takes 3 and__hours both pipes to fill up the same tank.How many hours would the first pipe fill up the tank?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, josgarithmetic:
Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Check your post and fix an error / (typo ?) in it.

Then re-post to the forum.

Please do not post it to me personally.



Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"It takes 3 and__hours both pipes to fill up the same tank."
Not absolutely clear, but assuming that might be three and one half hours, then,... 

PIPE              FILL RATES

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BOTH TOGETHER


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