document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1006200>Question 1006200</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bill wants to fill his pool up. A fire hose sprays 13.5 times per minute faster than a garden hose. If the fire hose and garden hose combined fill the pool in 107 minutes, how long would it take for the garden hose alone to fill the pool?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13.5x + x = 107<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=107/14.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But I know this is incorrect and I cannot seem to figure it out. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "fire hose takes x/13.5 minutes, that is 13.5 times faster.  Now set the two equal to 107 minutes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "107=x+x/13.5 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply both sides by 13.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1444.5=13.5x+x=14.5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1444.5/14.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=99.6 minutes for the garden hose<BR>\n" );
document.write( "99.6/13.5=7.4 minutes for the fire hose.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The issue here is that the firehose is 13.5 times faster, and it takes x/13.5 minutes to fill it.<BR>\n" );
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