document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=351472>Question 351472</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One hose can fill a goldfish pond in 84 minutes, and two hoses can fill the same pond in 35 minutes. Find how long it takes the second hose alone to fill the pond. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = minutes for second hose to fill pond alone<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "35(1/84 + 1/x) = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiplying both sides by 84x:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "35(x + 84) = 84x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "35x + 2940 = 84x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2940 = 49x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "60 minutes = x </SPAN>\n" );
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