The first pump empties half the pond in 3 hours, so in 1/6 that time (1/2 hour), it empties (1/6)·(1/2) = 1/12 of the pond.
The second pump empties the other 5/12 of the pond in that half hour, so has a pumping rate of (1/2 h)/(5/12 pond) = (6/5 h)/pond.
The second pump could do the entire job alone in 1 hour and 12 minutes.
Answer : x= 15 , 4
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The answer is B.)
The answers are using the distributive property. The distributive property multiplies both the numbers inside the parenthesis by the number that's on the outside of the parenthesis.
6x3 = 18, 6x4x=24x.
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B. no the answer isn't reasonable, it should be about 3 quarts.