document.write( "Question 624440: A small swimming pool can be filled with water by 2 pipes in 3 hours. If the larger pipe alone takes 8 hours less than the smaller pipe to fill the pool find the time in which it will be filled by each pipe operating singly. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "A small swimming pool can be filled with water by 2 pipes in 3 hours. 
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document.write( "If the larger pipe alone takes 8 hours less than the smaller pipe hrsto fill the  pool
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document.write( "find the time in which it will be filled by each pipe operating singly
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document.write( "Question states***PER hr Key
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document.write( "  |Multiplying thru by 3x(x-8) so as all denominators = 1
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document.write( "  3(x-8) + 3x = x(x-8)
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document.write( "  3x - 24 + 3x = x^2 - 8x
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document.write( "            x^2 -14x + 24 = 0
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document.write( "            (x - 12)(x - 2) = 0
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document.write( "                   x = 12hr  (throwing out illogical solution x = 2)
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document.write( "  Smaller Pipe takes 12hr and the larger Pipe 4hrs to fill the pool by itself \n" );
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