Question

An inlet pipe on a swimming pool can be used to fill the pool in 36 hours. The drain pipe can be used to empty the pool in 44 hours. If the pool is 13 filled and then the inlet pipe and drain pipe are opened, how many more hours would it take to fill the pool? Round your answer to two decimal places, if needed.

Answer 1

it would take approximately 99.57 hours (rounded to two decimal places) to fill the remaining 87% of the pool after both the inlet and drain pipes are opened.

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