SOLUTION: Working together, two pumps can drain a certain pool in 3 hours. If it takes the older pump 13 hours to drain the pool by itself, how long will it take the newer pump to drain th

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Question 1197900: Working together, two pumps can drain a certain pool in 3 hours. If it takes the older pump 13 hours to drain the pool by itself, how long will it take the newer pump to drain the pool on its own?
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Working together, two pumps can drain a certain pool in 3 hours. If it takes the older pump 13 hours to drain the pool by itself, how long will it take the newer pump to drain the pool on its own?
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1%2Fp1+%2B+1%2Fp2+=+1%2F3
1%2F13+%2B+1%2Fp2+=+1%2F3
Solve for p2