document.write( "Question 977303: One pump can fill a reservoir in 8 days and another can do it in 6 days. If both pumps begin working together but the faster pump breaks down at the end of the third day, how long will it take to fill the reservoir? \n" ); document.write( "
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3/8+3/6= 3/8+4/8=7/8 finished in three days
\n" ); document.write( "leaving 1/8 left to do which the slower pump can finish in onw more day
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