document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=900180>Question 900180</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A water tank can be filled by an inlet pipe in 6 hours. It takes 4 times as long for the outlet pipe to empty the tank. How long will it take to fill the tank if both pipes are open? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #545823 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=545823\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The description means that the fill rate for inlet pipe is 1/6 tanks per hour and the FILL rate for the OUTLET pipe is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2F%284%2A6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2F%284%2A6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > tanks per hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If both pipes are open at the same time, then the filling rate is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%281%2F6%2B%28-1%2F24%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%281%2F6%2B%28-1%2F24%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >----tanks per hour--------Do the arithmetic. </SPAN>\n" );
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