document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=898080>Question 898080</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One water pipe fills a water tank in x hours. A second pipe takes 3 hours longer. The two pipes <BR>\n" );
document.write( "together fill the water tank in 2 hours. How long would it take each pipe to fill the water tank <BR>\n" );
document.write( "separately? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #544520 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=544520\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The rates for each pipe:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/(x+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Both at same time:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Both together do the job in 2 hours.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The solution which makes sense is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28highlight%28x=3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28highlight%28x=3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First pipe would take 3 hours;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second pipe alone would take 6 hours. </SPAN>\n" );
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