SOLUTION: Working together, it takes two different sized hoses minutes to fill a small swimming pool. If it takes minutes for the larger hose to fill the swimming pool by itself, how long

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Question 746072: Working together, it takes two different sized hoses minutes to fill a small swimming pool. If it takes minutes for the larger hose to fill the swimming pool by itself, how long will it take the smaller hose to fill the pool on its own?
Do not do any rounding.











minutes


Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Working together, it takes two different sized hoses minutes to fill a small swimming pool. If it takes minutes for the larger hose to fill the swimming pool by itself, how long will it take the smaller hose to fill the pool on its own?
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There are no numbers, so I can only answer "minutes."