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document.write( "Two pipes, working together, fill    of the tank volume per hour.\r\n" );
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document.write( "One larger pipe, working alone, fills    of the tank volume per hour.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, one smaller pipe, working alone, fills   =  =  of the tank volume per hour.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It means that one smaller pipe, working alone, will fill the tank in  hours = 9  hours = 9 hours and 20 minutes.\r\n" );
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