Suppose the larger pump alone can empty the tank in L hours, and the smaller pump can finish the job in S hours, then each hour the large pump empties 1/L portion of the tank, and the small pump empties 1/S per hour
Working together for three hours, they empty the whole tank, which is 100% of it, so 3/L+3/S=100%=1
Larger pump can empty the tank in 4 hours less than the smaller one, so L=S-4
replace L: 3/(S-4)+3/S=1
Make the denominator the same to solve for:
3S/[S(S-4)] +3(S-4)/[S(S-4)]=1
(3S+3S-12)/[S(S-4)]=1
(3S+3S-12)=[S(S-4)]
S^2-10s+12=0
use the quadratic formula to solve for S
S is about 8.6
The answer is not whole hour.
Answer:
The slope is: 
Step-by-step explanation:
The equation for slope is:
Point 1: -3=
, -2=
Point 2: 5=
, 4=
4-(-2)=6
5- (-3)=8
6/8=3/4
Answer:
b=60
Step-by-step explanation:
All you have to do in this equation is multiply both sides by 20 as we want to have the variable b on one side by itself. Doing this we get 60=b.
1st find out how much the tip was:
88.50 - 75.00 = 13.50
Now find the percentage 13.5 is of 75
13.5/75 x 100 = 18% (C)
