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one pump can fill a tank with oil in 4 hours. a second pump can fill the same tank in 3 hours. if borh pumps are used at the same time, how lon
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one pump can fill a tank with oil in 4 hours. a second pump can fill the same tank in 3 hours. if borh pumps are used at the same time, how lon
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one pump can fill a tank with oil in 4 hours. a second pump can fill the same tank in 3 hours. if borh pumps are used at the same time, how long will they take to fill the tank. This question is from textbook prentice hall mathematics algebra 2
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The first pump can fill 1/4 tank per hour. The second pump can fill 1/3 tank per hour.
The two working together can fill: per hour per hour
In order to fill the tank, you will need to run the two pumps for hours