document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=979547>Question 979547</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A Swimming pool can be filled 15 hrs if water enters through a pipe alone, or in 23 hours if water enters through a hose a lone. if water entering through both the pipe and the hose, how long will it take to fill the pool 3/5 full?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/15+x/23=3/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(23x+15x)/23(15)=3/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "38x/345=3/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "im stuck here </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #600833 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</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=600833\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> DELIVERY______________RATE(pool's-worth per hour)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pipe__________________1/15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hose__________________1/23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pipe&Hose___________1/15+1/23\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Uniform Rates Rule for task, job, work:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RT=V, to relate rate, time, amount of volume or space, meaning here, amount of pool capacity.  You can say V=1  for one whole pool.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can focus on doing the fill for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > pool, and let x be the amount of time in hours to do the amount of job.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You want to calculate x for both openings being used at the same time.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A bit of arithmetic; solve for x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You seem to have the correct equation.  YOU FORGOT TO MULTIPLY <b>BOTH SIDES</b> BY THE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR. </SPAN>\n" );
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