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PM water holes can feel a pull in 30 minutes a larger waterholes Canfield the same pool in 20 minutes a clove hoses are turned on at the same time how long would it take to fill the pool

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Answer:

12 minutes.

Explanation:

A water hole can fill a pull in 30 minutes and a larger hole can fill the same pull in 20 minutes.

Therefore, the small hole can fill in 1 minute the
(1)/(30) part of the pull and the large hole can fill in 1 minute the
(1)/(20) part of the pull.

So, if both the holes are open within 1 minute they will fill the tank by
((1)/(20) + (1)/(30)) = (1)/(12) part of the pull.

Hence, the total pull will be filled within
1 / (1)/(12) = 12 minutes. (Answer)

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