document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=395193>Question 395193</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  a pool can be filled water using pipe a in 4hrs drained using pipe b in 10 hours. if pipe b is accidentally left open while the pool is being filled how, long will it take to fill the pool<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #280487 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=280487\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a pool can be filled water using pipe a in 4hrs drained using pipe b in 10 hours. if pipe b is accidentally left open while the pool is being filled how, long will it take to fill the pool\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "pipe A ----- 4 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so it does 1/4 of job in 1 hour,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pipe B ----------- 10 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so it does 1/10 of the job in 1 hour.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/4 -1/10 is the job done in 1 hour when both are open<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(10-4)/40= 6/40 = 3/20 of the job <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so it will take 20/3 hours to fill the pool.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=6.66 hours </SPAN>\n" );
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