document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=286799>Question 286799</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One pump can fill a gasoline tank in 10 hours. With a second pump working simultaneously, the tank can be filled in 6.5 hours. How long would it take the second pump to fill the tank operating alone. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "6.5/10+6.5/x=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6.5/x=3.5/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "65=3.5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "650=35x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "650/35=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "65*5*2/5*7=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "65*2/7=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "130/7=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=18 4/7 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the first pump does 65% of the job and the second does 35%<BR>\n" );
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