document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=71096>Question 71096</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"3 Pipes of different sizes are filling up a pool. Pipe1 fills it up a third of the time that it takes Pipe3, and Pipe2 fills it up a half of the time that it takes Pipe3. How long will it take each pipe to fill up the pool by itself?\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " -if you set up a table, i'm not sure where the variable would go, or when you set up the equation[[Pipe 1 work done + Pipe 2 work done + Pipe 3 work done = ?]] should that ? be a 1, for one hour, or a 3, for the 3 hours it took to fill up the pool with all of the pipes? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #50836 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=50836\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"3 Pipes of different sizes are filling up a pool. Pipe 1 fills it up a third of the time that it takes Pipe 3, and Pipe 2 fills it up a half of the time that it takes Pipe3. How long will it take each pipe to fill up the pool by itself?\" <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let time for Pipe 3 be 6x hrs/job ; Rate = 1/6x job/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pipe 2 time is 3x hrs/job ; Rate = 1/3x job/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pipe 1 time is 2x hrs/job ; Rate = 1/2x job/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Time for all to fill = 3 hrs/job ; Rate = 1/3 job/hr\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate + rate + rate = rate together<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/6x + 1/3x + 1/2x = 1/3 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply thru by 6x to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 + 2 + 3 = 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3 hrs.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pipe 3 takes 6x or 18 hrs alone<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pipe 2 takes 3x or 9 hrs. alone<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pipe 1 takes 2x or 6 hrs. alone<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.  </SPAN>\n" );
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