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- How long will it take to fill a reservoir with intake pipes A and B, if the reservoir can filled by A alone in 5 days and by B alone in
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- How long will it take to fill a reservoir with intake pipes A and B, if the reservoir can filled by A alone in 5 days and by B alone in 3 days. Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1/a+1/b=1/x
1/3+1/5=1/x
5/15+3/15=1/x
8/15=1/x
x=15/8
x=1.875 days working together
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1/a+1/b=1/x
1/3+1/5=1/x
5/15+3/15=1/x
8/15=1/x
15/8=x
x=1.875 days working together
ok
