SOLUTION: two pipes are pumping water into a 816 gallon well. if the first pipe can pump water at the rate of 120 gallons per hour and the second pipe can pump water at the rate of 32 gallon

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Question 143216: two pipes are pumping water into a 816 gallon well. if the first pipe can pump water at the rate of 120 gallons per hour and the second pipe can pump water at the rate of 32 gallons per hour, in how many hours will the well be filled?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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(120+32)T=816
152T=816
T=816/152
T=5.37 HOURS TO FILL THE TANK.