document.write( "Question 448309: A milk tank can be filled by pip A in 6 hours, by pipe B in 8 hours and by pipe C in 12 hours. how long will it take all three pipes working together to fill the tank? \n" ); document.write( "
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Filling the tank 1 job
\n" ); document.write( "Pipe I 6 hours
\n" ); document.write( "It does 1/ 6 jobs in 1 minute
\n" ); document.write( "Pipe II 8 hours
\n" ); document.write( "It does 1/ 8 of thejob in 1 minute
\n" ); document.write( "Pipe III 12 hours
\n" ); document.write( "It does 1/9 of the job in 1 minute
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\n" ); document.write( "Together they will do 1/ 6+ 1/ 8++1/12
\n" ); document.write( "Together they will do 7/24of the job in one hour
\n" ); document.write( "So they will take 3 3/7 hours
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