document.write( "Question 65273: A park has two sprinkers that are used to fill a fountain.One sprinker can fill the fountain in 3 hours and the second sprinker can fill the fountain in 6 hours. How long will it take to fill the fountain with both sprinkers operating. \n" ); document.write( "
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One sprinker can fill the fountain in 3 hours
\n" ); document.write( "therefore in 1 hr. it can fill 1/3 portion of the fountain
\n" ); document.write( " second sprinker can fill the fountain in 6 hrs.
\n" ); document.write( " in1 hr it can fill 1/6 portion
\n" ); document.write( "when both sprinkers operating
\n" ); document.write( " in 1 hr. they can 1/3 + 1/6 = 1/2 portion of the fountain
\n" ); document.write( " so they will take 2 hrs to fill the tab
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