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A swimming pool holds 480,000 liters of water. The pool has two drainage pipes. When the pool is completely full, the first pipe

alone can empty it in 160 minutes, and the second pipe alone can empty it in 240 minutes. When both pipes are draining together, how long does it take them to empty the pool?

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sweet-ann [11.9K]3 years ago

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The answer is 96 min, here is why:

x / 240 + x / 160 = 1
<span>2x + 3x = 480 </span>
<span>5x = 480 </span>
<span>x = 96 min

(</span><span>Drainage rate of first pipe = 480000/240 = 2000 l/min </span>
<span>Drainage rate of second tube = 480000/160 = 3000 l/min </span>
<span>Combined drainage rate = 5000 l/min </span>
<span>Time to drain = 480000/5000 = 96 min. )</span>

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