SOLUTION: Two pipes can fill a tank in 76 minutes if both are turned on. If only one is used, it would take 44 minutes longer for the smaller pipe to fill the tank than the larger pipe.

Question 1135079: Two pipes can fill a tank in 76 minutes if both are turned on. If only one is used, it would take 44
minutes longer for the smaller pipe to fill the tank than the larger pipe. How long will it take for the smaller pipe to fill the tank? (Round your answer to the nearest tenth.)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
smaller pipe rate
larger pipe rate
both pipes together,

Solve.
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