document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=358752>Question 358752</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> one house 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( " same pond in 35 minutes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " find how long it takes the second hose alone to fill the pond?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = time for the 2nd hose to fill the pond by itself<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the completed job = 1 (a full pond)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Each hose will do a fraction of the job, the two fractions add up to 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=35%2F84 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"35%2F84\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=35%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"35%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply by 84x, results<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35x + 84(35) = 84x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2940 = 84x - 35x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2940 = 49x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2940%2F49 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2940%2F49\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 60 min for the 2nd hose alone, (but that's without the house getting involved) </SPAN>\n" );
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