document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=488920>Question 488920</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Pipe M can fill a tank in 36 hours, and pipe N can fill it in a certain time. If both pipes are opened simultaneously, the tank gets filled in 24 hours. Find the time it takes pipe N alone to fill the tank. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Pipe M rate: 1/36 job/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pipe N rate: 1/x job/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Together rate: 1/24 job/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate + rate = together rate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/36 + 1/x = 1/24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24x + (24*36) = 36x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x = (24*36)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 72 hrs (time for Pipe N to fill the tank alone)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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