SOLUTION: Working together, it takes two different sized hoses 30 minutes to fill a small swimming pool. If it takes 50 minutes for the larger hose to fill the swimming pool by itself, how

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Question 814447: Working together, it takes two different sized hoses 30 minutes to fill a small swimming pool. If it takes 50 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
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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1/50+1/s=1/30
s = 75