SOLUTION: if 2 pipes take 12 hours to fill a tank . if one of the pipes takes 10 hours lesser than the other.find time taken by each pipe

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Question 714831: if 2 pipes take 12 hours to fill a tank . if one of the pipes takes 10 hours lesser than the other.find time taken by each pipe
Answer by lynnlo(4176) About Me  (Show Source):
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first pipe=x-10hours
second pipe=xhours
1/x+1/x-10=1/2
one pipe will take==========30hours
next pipe will take=========20hours