X/7 + 9 = 3
a number: x
a number divided by 7: x/7
sum of number divided by 7 and 9: x/7 + 9 (and means plus)
equals 3: x/7 + 9 = 3
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.
Yes it is because 1/4 + 1/4 =2/4 and 2/4 equals 1/2
Answer:
Yes.
Step-by-step explanation:
x=2
y=6
(2) + (6) = 8
8 = 8
3(2) - (6) = 0
6 - 6 = 0
0 = 0
