document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1074981>Question 1074981</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this equation :One pipe can fill a tank in 5 hours less than another. Together they<BR>\n" );
document.write( "can fill the tank in 5 hours. How long would it take each alone to fill the tank ? Compute the answer <BR>\n" );
document.write( "to two decimal places. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #689652 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><B>jorel1380(3719)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=jorel1380><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=689652\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let n be the time it takes for the first pipe. Then the second pipe would be n+5. So:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/n + 1/n+5=1/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5/n + 5/n+5=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5n+25+5n=nē+5n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "nē-5n-25=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using the quadratic formula, we get one positive root of 8.09016994375. So the first pipe takes 8.01 hours, while the second pipe takes 13.01 hours. &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786; </SPAN>\n" );
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