document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=354673>Question 354673</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One pipe can fill a tank in 2 h, a second pipe can fill the tank in 4 h, and a third pipe can fill the tank in 5 h. How long will it take to fill the tank with all three pipes working? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Okay, so this is how I thought it might look like: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2 + 1/4 + 1/5 = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then I multiplied all of them by the LCM 20. However, when I was done my answer came out to be 60/19 and that just does not seem right to me. Hope you can help me with this problem! Thank you for your time = ) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #253447 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=253447\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you're kind of on the right track\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "each pipe fills some FRACTION of the pool based on the individual times<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ the fractions sum to one ,the WHOLE pool\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = combined time\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x / 2) + (x / 4) + (x / 5) = 1 </SPAN>\n" );
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