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document.write( "Two pipes can be used to fill a pool. Working&#8203; together, the two pipes can fill the pool in 8 hours. The larger pipe can fill the pool in 4 hours less time than the smaller pipe can alone. Find the time to the nearest tenth of an hour it takes for the smaller pipe working alone to fill the pool. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Must use the greater value.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18.2 hours (nearest tenth of hour) </SPAN>\n" );
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