document.write( "Question 871507: Pump A can fill a tank of water in 3 hours. Pump B can fill the same tank in 6 hours. How long does it take the two pumps working together to fill the tank? \n" ); document.write( "
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1/3+1/6=1/x
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\n" ); document.write( "3/6=1/x
\n" ); document.write( "1/2=1/x
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\n" ); document.write( "each hour one pump does 1/3 and the other does 1/6
\n" ); document.write( "so in two hours one does 2/3 and the other does 2/6 or 1/3\r
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