document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=744182>Question 744182</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two taps A and B can fill a tank in 3 hours and 20 minutes. When tap A alone is open, it takes 2 hours more to fill the tank, than when B alone is open. Assuming uniform flow, bow long does it take for B alone to fill the tank? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #453224 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=453224\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is a job rate or task completion problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "tap A plus tap B, rate is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%283%261%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%283%261%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > job per hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tap B, rate?   Let's use h for the hours to do the job.  It's not the rate, but for now it will help.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tap A, rate is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%28h%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%28h%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > job per hour.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So then how do we express the rate for tap B?  This rate is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Fh ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Fh\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > job per hour.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that I have been using rate as JOBS per HOUR, and not HOURS per JOB.  Addition of rates for agents which work simultaneously is easier to manage this way.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "rate for tap A + rate for tap B = combined rate of tab A AND tap B;<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for h.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "THAT is the time for tap B to fill the tank if tap B works alone. </SPAN>\n" );
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