document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=565478>Question 565478</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Left on together, the cold and hot water faucets of a certain buthtub take 7 minutes to fill the tub. If it takes the cold water faucet 17 minutes to fill the tub by itself, how long will it take the hot water faucet to fill the tub on its own?    Do not do any rounding. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #365928 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=365928\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Left on together, the cold and hot water faucets of a certain bathtub take 7 minutes to fill the tub.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " If it takes the cold water faucet 17 minutes to fill the tub by itself, how long will it take the hot water faucet to fill the tub on its own?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let h = the time required by the hot faucet to fill the tub<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the full tub = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A typical shared work equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2Fh ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2Fh\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 17h, results:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7h + 7(17) = 17h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7h + 119 = 17h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "119 = 17h - 7h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "119 = 10h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 119/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 11.9 min for the hot water to fill it<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F11.9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F11.9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <BR>\n" );
document.write( ".4118 + .5882 = 1 </SPAN>\n" );
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