document.write( "Question 489598: Pipe A can fill in 20 minutes and Pipe B in 30 mins
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Emptying the pool is one job 1 job
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\n" ); document.write( "He does 1/30 of thejob in 1 hour
\n" ); document.write( "Pipe III 40 minutes
\n" ); document.write( "It does 1/40 of the job in 1 hour
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\n" ); document.write( "Together they will do 1/20 + 1/30 + 1/40
\n" ); document.write( "Together they will do 9/83 of the job in one minute 0.11
\n" ); document.write( "So they will take 9 2/9 minutes
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