document.write( "Question 342302: One pipe fills a pool in 30 min
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document.write( "Another pipe fills a pool in 20 min
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document.write( "Another in 10 min
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document.write( "If all 3 were on how long till the pool is filled
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Algebra.Com's Answer #244984 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! one pipe fills 1/30 of pool in 1 minute \n" ); document.write( "the second fills 1/20 of the pool in 1 minute \n" ); document.write( "the third fills 1/10 of the pool in 1 minute \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "Together they will fill 1/10 + 1/20 + 1/30 of the pool in 1 minute\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "LCD = 60 \n" ); document.write( "(6+3+2)/ 60 \n" ); document.write( "=11/60 of the pool they fill in 1 minute \n" ); document.write( "so they will take 60/11 minutes to fill the pool \n" ); document.write( "60/11= 5 .45 minutes \n" ); document.write( " |