SOLUTION: a hose can fill a goldfish pond in 18 minutes, and two hoses can fill the same pond in 14 minutes. how long does it take the second hose alone to fill the pond?
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Question 931634: a hose can fill a goldfish pond in 18 minutes, and two hoses can fill the same pond in 14 minutes. how long does it take the second hose alone to fill the pond?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! a hose can fill a goldfish pond in 18 minutes, and two hoses can fill the same pond in 14 minutes. how long does it take the second hose alone to fill the pond?
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The 2nd hose takes t minutes.
The 1st hose fills 1/18 of the pond per minute.
The 2nd fills 1/t of the pond per minute.
Together, they fill 1/14 of the pond per minute.
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Solve for t
