SOLUTION: 3 pumps working 8 hours a day can empty a tank in 2hours,how many hours in a day must 4 pumps work to empty the tank
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Question 1094537: 3 pumps working 8 hours a day can empty a tank in 2hours,how many hours in a day must 4 pumps work to empty the tank
Found 2 solutions by addingup, ikleyn:
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
working 8 hours a day? Why do you want to work 8 hours a days? You say the pumps will be done emptying the tank in 2 hours.
I think there is information missing. Check what you wrote.
Answer by ikleyn(52814) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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"3 pumps working 8 hours a day can empty a tank in 2hours"
I have a question: what do these pumps do the rest of the time ?
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