document.write( "Question 1163868: At their summer cottage, the Roberts have a wading
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document.write( "From the combined filling rate, which is    of the pool volume per minute, \r\n" );
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document.write( "subtract the filling rate of the larger hose, which is    of the pool volume per minute.\r\n" );
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document.write( "You will get then the filling rate of the smaller  hose\r\n" );
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document.write( "of the pool volume per minute.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It means that the smaller hose will fill the pool in 60 minutes.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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