SOLUTION: A swimming pool can be fill in 14 hours through a pipe, and 24 hours through the hose, if water is entering through both the pipe and the hose, how long will it take to fill the po
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Question 678460: A swimming pool can be fill in 14 hours through a pipe, and 24 hours through the hose, if water is entering through both the pipe and the hose, how long will it take to fill the pool?
Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1/14+1/24=1/X
(24+14)/14*24=1/X
38/336=1/X CROSS MULTIPLY.
38X=336
X=336/38
X=8.84 HOURS.
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