document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=915204>Question 915204</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a pipe can drain a reservoir in 6 hours 30 minutes (6 1/2 hours). a larger pipe can drain the same reservoir 4 hours 20 minutes (4 1/3 hours). how long will it take to drain the reservoir if both pipes are used?<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 #555494 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39630)</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=555494\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Uniform Rates for two agents operating at the same time.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One agent has <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Fu ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Fu\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   JOBS per TIME unit<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Other agent has <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Fv ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Fv\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  JOBS per TIME unit<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The numerator means \"ONE WHOLE JOB\", and the denominator is amount of time for that one job.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The rate for the two agents operating on the same job at the same time is the sum of their individual rates; so for these two very generalized agents, when working simultaneously on the same job, their rate is  ......<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The reciprocal of that will be the time for the combination of those agents to do 1 job:\r<BR>\n" );
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