SOLUTION: If 5 hoses can fill a tank of water in 20 minutes, how long would it take to fill the tank of water if there were 2 hoses?
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Question 953876: If 5 hoses can fill a tank of water in 20 minutes, how long would it take to fill the tank of water if there were 2 hoses?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5 hoses can fill a tank of water in 20 minutes
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1 hose takes 5 times as long, so
1 hose can fill a tank in 100 minutes
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2 hoses will take 1/2 of this time, so
2 hoses can fill a tank in 50 minutes
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