document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=277930>Question 277930</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If two inlet pipes are both open, they can fill a pool in 3 hours and 36 minutes.  One of the pipes can fill the pool by itself in 6 hours.  How long, in hours, would it take the other pipe to fill the pool by itself? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #202343 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=202343\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3 h 36 m = 3.6h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In one hr both pipes do 1/3.6 of the job.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in 1 hr the 1st pipe does 1/6 of the job.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/6 + x = 1/3.6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1/3.6 - 1/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=10/36 - 6/36 = 4/36 = 1/9 of the job done by the 2nd pipe in 1 hr. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "9 hrs time it takes the 2nd pipe to fill the pool.<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ed </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );