document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1153927>Question 1153927</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One pump fills a tank 3 times as fast as another pump. If the pumps work​ together, they fill the tank in 12 minutes. How long does it take for each pump to fill the​ tank?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the faster pump works 3 times as fast as the slower, in filling the tank the faster pump does 3/4 of the work and the slower pump does 1/4.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The faster pump fills 3/4 of the tank in 12 minutes; the time it would take that pump alone to fill the tank is 12*(4/3) = 16 minutes.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slower pump fills 1/4 of the tank in 12 minutes; the time it would take that pump alone to fill the tank is 12*4 = 48 minutes.<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Faster pump alone: 16 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slower pump alone: 48 minutes<br><BR>\n" );
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