The large hose fills 1 pool in 9 hours written as 1/9
The small hose fills 1 pool in 18 hours, written as 1/18
Now you have 1/9 + 1/18 = 1/x ( x is the unknown time for both hoses).
rewrite 1/9 with a common denominator as 1/18:
1/9 = 2/18
Now you have 2/18 + 1/18 = 1/x
Add the left side:
2/18 + 1/18 = 3/18
Now you have 3/18 = 1/x
Cross Multiply:
3x = 18
Divide both sides by 3"
x = 18/3
X = 6
It will take both hoses 6 hours.
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Given that in 1987, the population of country A was estimated at 87 million people, with an annual growth rate of 3.5%
Thus the equation for population for country A would be

The 1987 population of country B was estimated at 243 million with an annual growth rate of 0.6%.
So equation for population for country B would be
where t = time in years and P in millions
a) P(A) = 2*87 when

Take log and solve
ln 2 = 0.005 t
t = 138.63
Thus after 138 years population will double for A
b) P(A) = P(B) when

Approximately after 35.5 years the populations of both countries would be equal.
The answer for this question would be
B) Identify property of multiplication or the second option because since the result 20 is the same as the 20 multiplied against 1. * I take no credit for the image below I just found it off google. ✅