document.write( "Question 1125846: when Jane's pool was new,it can be filled in 12 minutes with water from the hose. Now that the pool has several leaks,it takes only 8 minutes for all the water to leak out of a full pool.How long does it take to fill the leaky pool? \n" ); document.write( "
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\"1%2F12\" POOL per MINUTE for filling\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-1%2F8\" POOL per MINUTE for emptying\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "How long does it take to fill the pool?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Effective rate \"1%2F12-1%2F8\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2F24-3%2F24\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-1%2F24\"-------this means the pool will drain to empty in 24 minutes if the pool were started full, and then hose opened fully.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "How long to fill?
\n" ); document.write( "Never happens.
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