document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1150876>Question 1150876</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Inlet pipes A and B can fill a tank in 6 hours. If the rate of pipe A is twice that of pipe B, find the time of pipe B to fill the tank alone. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the rate of pipe A is twice that of pipe B, when the two work together pipe A does 2/3 of the job and pipe B does 1/3 of the job.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "It takes the two together 6 hours to fill the tank.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So in those 6 hours that it takes the two pipes together to fill the tank, pipe B fills 1/3 of the tank.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And if pipe B fills 1/3 of the tank in 6 hours, it will take it 18 hours to fill the whole tank alone.<br><BR>\n" );
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