document.write( "Question 1057931: Two water pipes together can fill a certain tank in 8.4 h. The smaller pipe alone takes 1.7 h longer than the larger pipe to fill that same tank. How long would it take the larger pipe alone to fill the tank? Keep three significant digits. \n" ); document.write( "

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The sum of the individual rates is the rate for both pipes combined. The rate unit should be as $\"TANKS%2FHOUR\"$ .\r
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document.write( "PIPE                RATE\r\n" );
document.write( "SMALL              \r\n" );
document.write( "LARGE              \r\n" );
document.write( "BOTH TOGETHER      \r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"1%2F%28x%2B1.7%29%2B1%2Fx=1%2F8.4\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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