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Question 1024996: I need help solving this problem completely. I need step-by-step instructions. Please include how long it take to fill the pool using only the large hose.
When water is turned on and passes through a small hose, your pool can be filled in 8 hours. When the water is turned on at two spigots and passes through both the small and large hose, the pool can be filled in 4 hours. How long would it take to fill the pool using only the large hose?
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When the water is turned on at two spigots and passes through both the small and large hose, the pool can be filled in 4 hours.
Think through that long enough, and it may mean, "both the small and large hose combined".
These are the rates in the unit of POOL-WORTH per HOUR:
HOSES RATE
small hose 1/8
large hose 1/x
small and large hose together 1/4
Rate of agents working together is sum of the rates of the agents.
You can solve for x, which is what the question asks.
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