document.write( "Question 1066656: One gas pump can fill a container 1.5 times faster than a second pump. If both pumps are open, the container can be filled in 6 minutes. If only the slower pump is open, how long would it take to fill the container? \n" ); document.write( "
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Rate of fast pump: \"1.5%2Fx\"
\n" ); document.write( "Rate of slow pump: \"1%2Fx\"
\n" ); document.write( "Rate of both pumps together: \"1%2F6\"
\n" ); document.write( "Unit for rate is \"CONTAINERS%2FMINUTE\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1.5%2Fx%2B1%2Fx=1%2F6\"
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both members by 6x.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9%2B6=x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=15\"
\n" ); document.write( "Fourteen minutes for slow pump to fill the container
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