SOLUTION: One pipe can fill a tank in 5 hours. Together with a second pipe, the tank can be completely filled in 2 hours. If x is the amount of time for the second pipe to fill the tank alo

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Question 609986: One pipe can fill a tank in 5 hours. Together with a second pipe, the tank can be completely filled in 2 hours. If x is the amount of time for the second pipe to fill the tank alone, then what would the equation be used to solve for the time x
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(2 / 5) + (2 / x) = 1