SOLUTION: A park has two sprinklers that are used to fill a foutain. One sprinkler can fill the foutain in 3 hours, where as the other sprinkler can fill up the foutain in 6 hours. How long
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Question 185031: A park has two sprinklers that are used to fill a foutain. One sprinkler can fill the foutain in 3 hours, where as the other sprinkler can fill up the foutain in 6 hours. How long will it take to fill the foutain with both sprinklers operating? Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
If A can do a job in x time periods, then A can do of the job in 1 time period. Likewise, if B can do the same job in y time periods, then B can do of the job in 1 time period.
