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one tap needs 5 hours to fill a swimming pool, second takes 7 hours. what part of the pool will they fill in 2 hours if both of them are turned on?​

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The first tap takes 5 hours to complete the job, so it fills 1/5 of the pool per hour.

The first tap takes 7 hours to complete the job, so it fills 1/7 of the pool per hour.

Together, they fill


(1)/(5)+(1)/(7)=(7+5)/(35)=(12)/(35)

of the pool per hour, implying that they fill the pool in 35/12 hours

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