document.write( "Question 352697: A large and small drain are opened to drain a pool.The large drain can empty the pool 6 hours. After both drains have been opened for 1 hour, the large drain clogs and is closed.The smaller drain remains open and requires 9 h more to empty the poole. How long would it take the small drain,working alone to empty the pool?\r
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document.write( "Hope you can help! I am really confused with this one.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #252175 by scott8148(6628)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! in the 1 hour that it is open , the large drain empties 1/6 of the pool\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "it takes the small drain 10 hours to empty 5/6 of the pool\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so it would take ? hours to empty 6/6 (the whole pool) \n" ); document.write( " |