3/x=36
Multiply both sides by x
3=36x
Then divide both sides by 36
3/36=x
1/12=x
Final answer: 1/12
Answer: 72 minutes
Step-by-step explanation:
Pipe A can empty the water in 180 minutes = (180/60) =3 hours
Pipe A does 1/ 3 of the job in 1 hour.
Pipe B can empty the water in 120 minutes = (120/60) = 2 hours.
Pipe B does 1/ 2 of thejob in 1 hour.
Together they will do:
1/ 3 + 1/ 2 = 5/6
Together, both pipes will do 5/ 6 of the job in one hour.
To get the total time to completely drain the water will be:
= 60 ÷ 5/6
= 60 × 6/5
= 12 × 6
= 72 minutes
It takes 72 minutes to empty the pool.
