document.write( "Question 844987: it takes the cold water faucet 3 times as long to fill the tub as it does the hot water faucet. Left on together, the two faucets take 3 minutes to fill the tub. How long will it take the cold water faucet to fill the tub by itself? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( " it takes the cold water faucet 3 times as long to fill the tub as it does the hot water faucet in  time.
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document.write( "Question states***
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document.write( "    |Multiplying thru by 3x so as all denominators = 1
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document.write( "   1 + 3 = x
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document.write( "    4min = x, the time it takes for the hot water to fill the tub
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document.write( "Cold water fills the tub in 12min\r
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