document.write( "Question 353752: a drain can empty a swimming pool in 16 days. A drain can empty this pool in 8 days. In how much time will the two drains working together empty the pool? \n" ); document.write( "
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The equation is \"1-x%281%2F16%2B1%2F8%29+=+0\". Solving,
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+16%2F3\"days.
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