Your pump empties the water from a swimming pool in 6 hours. When your friend's pump is used together with your pump, the pool i

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frutty [35]

4 years ago

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Your pump empties the water from a swimming pool in 6 hours. When your friend's pump is used together with your pump, the pool i

s emptied in 1.5 hours. How long (in hours) does it take your friend's pump to empty the pool when working alone?

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RideAnS [48] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-29T12:32:37+03:00

RideAnS [48]4 years ago

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For the answer to the question above,
First, let's make the equation,
(1/6) + (1/x) = 1/(3/2) = (2/3) = (4/6)
then
1/x = (3/6) = (1/2)
so the answer would be
x = 2
It will take 2 hours take<span> your friend's pump to empty the pool when working alone? </span>