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1 November, 17:36

It takes a smaller hose twice as long to fill a small pool as it does a larger hose. it takes both hoses working together 40 minutes to fill the pool. how long will it take the smaller hose to fill the pool by itself?

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  1. 1 November, 19:48
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    Lets denote the hoses as variables.

    small hose per unit time = h

    larger hose per unit time = H

    h = 1/2H

    40 (h+H) = full

    40 (h+2h) = full

    40 (3h) = full

    120 (h) = full

    120 minutes or 2 hours
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