SOLUTION: One gas pump can fill a container 1.5 times faster than a second pump. If both pumps are open, the container can be filled in 6 minutes. If only the slower pump is open, how long w

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Question 1066656: One gas pump can fill a container 1.5 times faster than a second pump. If both pumps are open, the container can be filled in 6 minutes. If only the slower pump is open, how long would it take to fill the container?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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Rate of fast pump: 1.5%2Fx
Rate of slow pump: 1%2Fx
Rate of both pumps together: 1%2F6
Unit for rate is CONTAINERS%2FMINUTE.

1.5%2Fx%2B1%2Fx=1%2F6
Multiply both members by 6x.

9%2B6=x

x=15
Fourteen minutes for slow pump to fill the container

Answer by MathTherapy(10553) About Me  (Show Source):
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One gas pump can fill a container 1.5 times faster than a second pump. If both pumps are open, the container can be filled in 6 minutes. If only the slower pump is open, how long would it take to fill the container?
Time taken by slower pump: highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C2%2C+15%2C+minutes%29%29

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