SOLUTION: Pipe A can fill a pool in 8 hours, while Pipe b can fill the same pool in 4 hours. Find the number of hours necessary to fill the pool if both pipes worked at teh same time.
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Question 516567: Pipe A can fill a pool in 8 hours, while Pipe b can fill the same pool in 4 hours. Find the number of hours necessary to fill the pool if both pipes worked at teh same time. 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.
So, working together, they can do
of the job in 1 time period.
Therefore, they can do the whole job in:
time periods.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
