document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=783272>Question 783272</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One pipe can fill a pool in 9 hours and another pipe can fill the same pool in 12 hours. To fill up the pool, only the first pipe was turned on. After three hours it broke down, and the second pipe was automatically turned on.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) How many hours did it take to fill up the pool?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) Hom many hours would it take to fill up the pool if the two pipes started to work together? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "One pipe can fill a pool in 9 hours and another pipe can fill the same pool in 12 hours. To fill up the pool, only the first pipe was turned on. After three hours it broke down, and the second pipe was automatically turned on.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) How many hours did it take to fill up the pool?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) Hom many hours would it take to fill up the pool if the two pipes started to work together?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) It takes pipe one 3 hours to fill <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of pool\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It takes pipe two 8 hours to fill remaining <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of pool\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It takes 3 + 8, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2811%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2811%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours to fill pool\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) With both turned on, it'll take <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=36%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"36%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%285%261%2F7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%285%261%2F7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours to fill pool.\r<BR>\n" );
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