document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1126584>Question 1126584</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 16 hours to fill a swimming pool using a small hose a large hose is connected to a different supply can fill the same in 72 hours. The small hose is turned on at 8:00am and the owner turns on the large hose at 10 am. Both hoses run from 10:00am to 3:00pm what percentage of the pool is filled by 3 pm. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " The small hose is turned on at 8:00am and the owner turns on the large hose at 10 am.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Both hoses run from 10:00am to 3:00pm what percentage of the pool is filled by 3 pm. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From the information given we know:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " the small hose ran for 7 hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( " the large hose ran for 5 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let the full pool = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the fraction of the pool filled<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F72 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F72\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the common denominator will be 144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2F144 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2F144\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=63%2F144 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"63%2F144\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=73%2F144 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"73%2F144\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > * 100 ~ 51% filled by 3 PM<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Replacing 72 hrs with 12 hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the fraction of the pool filled<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the common denominator will be 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20%2F48 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20%2F48\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=21%2F48 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"21%2F48\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=41%2F48 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"41%2F48\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > * 100 ~ 85% filled by 3 PM<BR>\n" );
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