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A swimming pool can be filled in 18 hours if water enters through a pipe​ alone, or in 25 hours if water enters through a hose alone. If water is entering through both the pipe and the​ hose, how long will it take to fill the pool

5/6 ​full?

User Necreaux
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I am not sure, but this is what I got:
Pipe ALONE = 18 hours

Pipe ALONE in 1 hour = 1/18 of the pool

Hose ALONE in 1 hour = 1/25 of the pool

TOGETHER in 1 HOUR = 1/18 +1/25 = 43/450

TOGETHER they will fill the pool in 450/43 hours

So 5/6 of the pool will take 5/6 X 450/43 = 2250/ 258 = 8.7209302 hours OR

8 hours AND 43.26 minutes ANSWER

Hope this helps!


User Himanshu Yadav
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