document.write( "Question 1197446: hello please help me to solve this,thankyou!!
\n" ); document.write( "two hoses, when connected to a swimming pool, can fill the pool in 4 hours. If the larger hose alone is used, it can fill the pool in 6 hours less than the smaller hose how long will it take the smaller hose to fill the swimming pool alone? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #830722 by josgarithmetic(39617) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "                       TIME       RATE\r\n" );
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document.write( "smallhose                x       1/x\r\n" );
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document.write( "bighose                  x-6     1/(x-6)\r\n" );
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document.write( "combined                  4      1/4\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"1%2Fx%2B1%2F%28x-6%29=1%2F4\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x-6%2Bx=%28x%28x-6%29%29%2F4\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"2x-6=%28x%5E2-6x%29%2F4\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"8x-24=x%5E2-6x\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2-14x%2B24=0\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x-12%29%28x-2%29=0\"$ ------------ x can only be 12. \n" ); document.write( "

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