document.write( "Question 1183385: Hello\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A pipe can empty a tank in 40 minutes.
\n" ); document.write( "A second pipe with diameter twice as much as
\n" ); document.write( " that of the first is also attached with the tank to empty it.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The two pipes together can empty the tank in 8
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I don't understand how they got 8?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "How would I go about solving this?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Thanks in advance,\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Hello\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A pipe can empty a tank in 40 minutes.
\n" ); document.write( "A second pipe with diameter twice as much as
\n" ); document.write( " that of the first is also attached with the tank to empty it.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The two pipes together can empty the tank in 8
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I don't understand how they got 8?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "How would I go about solving this?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Thanks in advance,
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8 minutes is GIVEN as part of the problem. You DON'T have a question that needs to be answered.
\n" ); document.write( "Is the time needed for the 2nd pipe to empty the tank, by itself, needed?
\n" ); document.write( "That's a question that's usually asked. \n" ); document.write( "
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