SOLUTION: A swimming pool can be filled in 24 hours by 5 equal pumps.how many such pumps are required to fill the pool in 6 hours?

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Question 655248: A swimming pool can be filled in 24 hours by 5 equal pumps.how many such pumps are required to fill the pool in 6 hours?
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A swimming pool can be filled in 24 hours by 5 equal pumps.

how many such pumps are required to fill the pool in 6 hours?

%28P%5B1%5D%2AT%5B1%5D%29%2FW%5B1%5D+=+%28P%5B2%5D%2AT%5B2%5D%29%2FW%5B2%5D

   5%2A24hr+=+x%2A6hr

        20 = x, number of pumps needed to fill the pool in 6hrs