SOLUTION: A swimming pool has two inlet pipes. One of them can fill the pool in 5 hours, the other in 3 hours. How long will it take to fill the pool when both pipes are used?

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Question 1150652: A swimming pool has two inlet pipes. One of them can fill the pool in 5 hours, the other in 3
hours. How long will it take to fill the pool when both pipes are used?

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