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30 August, 14:01

One pipe fills a storage pool in 20 hours. a second pipe fills the same pool in 15 hours. when a third pipe is added and all three are used to fill the pool, it takes only 6 hours. find how long it takes the third pipe to do the job.

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  1. 30 August, 15:02
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    We work in rates per hour so we have the equation:-

    1/20 + 1/15 + 1/x = 1/6 where x is the time for the third pipe

    1/x = 1/6 - 1/15 - 1/20 = 1/20

    so x = 20

    The answer is 20 hours.
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